Blood Red Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1990 Album SEASONS IN THE ABYSS)
Words by Tom Araya Music by Jeff Hanneman
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=142
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM PM PM PM| PM
||o------------------|-------------------|------------------|
||o-----7-7-7-7---10-|---10---10---8-8-8-|-----7-7-7-7---10-|
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q W W
|------------------o||------------------|----------|--x\-----------||
|---10---10---6-7--o||---10---10---6-6--|-7--------|---------------||
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q W +H. Q
|------------------o||------------------|----------|---------------||
|---10---10---6-7--o||---10---10---6-6--|-7--------|-(7)-----------||
Main Riff
Gtrs I, II
PM----| ~ PM----| ~ ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
||o-----------------------|------------------------o||
||o---------7----------6--|---6-5---5--6-5---------o||
Gtr I
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~ ~ ~~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----| ~ ~ ~~
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
| PM----| PM----| ~ ~
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
Verse 1,2 & 3
$
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------------2--|--------------------------3--|
| PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------------7--|--------------------------8--|
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
| PM--------------------| PM--------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
PM--------------------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q Q E E
| PM--------------------| PM----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q Q E E
Gtrs I, II
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----| ~ PM----| ~ ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
To Coda
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 E E Q
PM----| ~ PM----| ~ ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
Gtr I
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
|------------------------|--------------------o||
|----------7----------6--|----6-5----5--3--5--o||
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----| ~ ~
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
|------------------------|--------------------o||
|---------10----------9--|---10-9----9--3--5--o||
Gtr I
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----| ~ ~
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
| Gtr III
| W H E a E S S S S
|------------------------|----------------0s3p0S12-13p12-|
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
Q Q E E E E +E
|-14b16-------14b16.5-------14b16---14b16---14b16---14b17r(14)-|
| PM---------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S +E. +S +S +E +S +S +S +S +S +S +E
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S +S +E S +S +E S +S +E S +S +E
|-22-(22)b24r(22)---19-(19)b21r(19)---16-(16)b18r(16)-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------15-(15)b17r(15)-|
| PM-------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S +S +E S +S +E S +S +E S S E
|-12-(12)b14r(12)-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------12-(12)b14r(12)-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------11-(11)b13r(11)\----------|
| PM--------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------12h14b16==|
| PM-----------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
+aH
|-(14)r---------------14p0------------|
| PM--------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
PM------------|
H. +E S S E Q E Q +Q. E
|-4b5r======================(4)---3---|---------------------------------------|
| 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
Q. +E +Q. +E
|-3------------(3)b4r==(3)---------(3)\-|
| PM---------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
a H S +S +S +S +S +E.
|-/6p0------------------14---(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)--(14)-----|
| PM----------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E 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
|------------------------------------------------------------7h9h==10-|
|---------------------------------------------------7h9h==10----------|
|------------------------------------------7h8h==10-------------------|
|-0h1h==3-0h1h==3-5h7h==8-5h7h==8-7h8h==10----------------------------|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q +E E E E
| PM-----------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q +Q +Q Q E +E +W
|-9b10======(9)r======(9)-----7----------()-|-()-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| PM----------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
Gtr III
+Q +Q H
| Gtr IV
| Q Q S +S +S +S +E E
|--19b21--------19b21-------19b21==(19)r(19)b21==(19)r(19)---17---|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
W
| 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
Gtr IV
~~~ T T T T T T T
H S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E +S +S +E
|------------------------------------------------------------21b23====(21)r(21)b23==(21)r\-|
|-14-19p==14b15==19p14---19p14-19p==14-19p==14-19rp==14-x/---------------------------------|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
Q S +S +S +S E +E E S S S
|-24b26--24b26r(24)b26==(24)r(24)-24b26r(24)----------------|
| W
D.S. al Coda
Q. E Q Q
| H Q Q
&
Gtr I
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~ ~ ~~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----| ~ ~ ~~
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
PM----| ~~ PM----| ~ ~
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
| PM----| PM----| ~ ~
| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q Q
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