Captor of Sin Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1984 Album HAUNTING THE CHAPEL)
Words and Music by Hannemann, King
Arranged by Slayer
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jeff Hannemann'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kerry King'
Guitar Solo 1
Q=212
N.C.
Gtr I
T T T T T T T T
W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------|-14h17p==14h==17p14h17p==14h==17p14h17p==14h==17p14h17p==14h==17--|
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------------------------------------------|
| W E E E E E E E E E E E E
T T
S S S S E. E. E. E.
|-14h17p==14h==17-22s====0s====12s====24--|
|-----------------22s====0s====12s====24--|
| PM-----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p21---22p==21-22p21---22p==21---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------22p20---22p==20-21p19---21p==19-|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-20p18---19p==17-18p16---17p==15-16p14---15p==13-14p12-13p11-|
| PM----------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
E S S E E E S S E E
|-----2h==3p2---3---5---2h==3---------|
|-5---------------------------5---2h==|
| PM--------------------------------|
E E E E E Q. +Q. H +E
|-3p==2------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------5p==3---2---3b5------|-(3)---------3b5-------------(3)---|
| PM----------------------| PM-----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
H Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
| PM-----------------| PM----------------------|
| 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 E Q Q +H S S S S +Q
|-------7-8-10-9------9b11--|-(9)-----------7-9---7---7-(7)-----|
| PM----------------| PM-----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
| PM--------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13p0---13p==0-13p0---13p==0-13p0---13p==0-13p0---13p==0---|
| PM-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13p0---13p==0-13p0---13p==0-13p12---13p==11-13p10-13p9-|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13p8---13p==7-13p6---13p==5-13p4---13p==3-13p2---13p==1-|
| PM-------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13p0---13p==1-13p2---13p==3-13p4---13p==5-13p6-13p7-|
| PM-----------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S S E. E.
|-13p8---13p==9-13p10---13p==11-13p12---1S====7\-----|
| PM----------------------------------------------|
| PM---------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
|-12-14b16-(14)----------------------------|
| PM-----------------------------------|
E E E E Q +Q +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------14-12-14b20r==(14)b20-----(14)--|-----------------------------|
| PM---------------------------| PM-----------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
| PM--------------------| PM----------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
H
| E E E E E E E E E Q
+H. +Q +W
|-()-----------()pb23r==|=()--------------|
| PM------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
#5
PM----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-5S4-------------|-------------5--|
|-5S4-------------|-------------3--|
|-3S2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|
| PM----------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-5S4-------------|-------------5--|
|-5S4-------------|-------------3--|
|-3S2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------| 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 E E E E E Q
|-5-4-------------|-------------3--|-5S4-------------|-------------5--|
|-5-4-------------|-------------1--|-5S4-------------|-------------3--|
|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|-3S2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|
Gtr I
E E Q H W
| Gtr II
| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|-2h3h==5-2h3h5-0-0----|-2h3h5-2h3h5-0-0----|
W W
| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
$
$$
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------2--|-----------------1--|
PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q 4x
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-----------------2--|-----------------6--o||
PM----------------------| 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 E E E E E Q
|-5S4-------------|-------------3--|-5S4-------------|-------------5--|
|-5S4-------------|-------------1--|-5S4-------------|-------------3--|
|-3S2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|-3S2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|
To Coda
G5F#5 Bb5 N.C.
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 E E E E E E E
|-5S4-------------|-------------3--|-----------------|-2-------4-3-2---||
|-5S4-------------|-------------1--|-2-------4-3-2---|---3-2-1-------3-||
|-3S2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-3-0-0----|---3-2-1-------3-|-----------------||
PM----| PM----|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||----------9S8-12S11-|---------6S5-----|
||----------9S8-12S11-|---------6S5-6S5-|
||o---------7S6-10S=9-|---------4S3-6S5-|
||--0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-0-----4S3-|
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
E5EbG5 F#5 N.C.
PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------|-----------------o||
|---------9S8-12S11-|------------------||
|---------9S8-12S11-|---------9-8-7----||
|---------7S6-10S=9-|-7-----7---------o||
&
N.C.
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-2-------4-3-2---|---3-2-1-------3-|-2-------4-3-2---|---3-2-1-------3--o||
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| H H H H
Guitar Solo 2
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------6S==5-----------5----|---------6S==5-----------6----|
|---------6S==5-----------5----|---------6S==5-----------6----|
|-0---0---4S==3---0---0---3----|-0---0---4S==3---0---0---4----|
| 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---|
E E E E E E Q
|-------------6S===5----------------5---------|
|-------------6S===5----------------5---------|
|--0----0-----4S===3-----0----0-----3---------|
PM---| PM---|
E E E E E E Q
|-------------6S===5----------------5----|
|-------------6S===5----------------5----|
|--0----0-----4S===3-----0----0-----3----|
| E E E E E E E E E E Q
PM---| PM--| PM--| PM-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------6S5--------5--|-------6S5-----------6------|
|---------6S5--------5--|-------6S5-----------6------|
|--0----0-4S3--0---0-3--|-0---0-4S3--0--0-----4------|
| H H H E. E. E
PM--| PM---| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|------------6S===5-------------5--------|---------6S==5-----------3------|
|------------6S===5-------------5--------|---------6S==5-----------1------|
|--0----0----4S===3---0----0----3--------|-0---0---4S==3---0---0----------|
| T T T T T T T
| 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 E
PM| PM| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|------6S5-----5---|---------6S==5-----------6----|
|------6S5-----5---|---------6S==5-----------6----|
|--0-0-4S3-0-0-3---|-0---0---4S==3---0---0---4----|
| Q Q E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|-15S==2---2-4-2-4-|-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-4S=|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------6S==5-----------5-------|---------6S==5-----------5-------|
|---------6S==5-----------5-------|---------6S==5-----------5-------|
|-0---0---4S==3---0---0---3-------|-0---0---4S==3---0---0---3-------|
| 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---|
E E E E E E Q
|---------6S==5----------------5-------|
|---------6S==5----------------5-------|
|-0---0---4S==3----0-----0-----3-------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
PM---| PM---|
E E E E E E Q
|-------------6S===5----------------6-------|
|-------------6S===5----------------6-------|
|--0----0-----4S===3-----0----0-----4-------|
PM---| PM---| PM---| PM--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|------------6S===5--------------5-------|-----------6S==5-------------3-----|
|------------6S===5--------------5-------|-----------6S==5-------------1-----|
|--0----0----4S===3----0----0----3-------|-0----0----4S==3----0---0----------|
PM--| PM--| PM| PM--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------6S==5-----------5---------|-----6S==5-----------6--------|
|---------6S==5-----------5---------|-----6S==5-----------6--------|
|-0---0---4S==3---0---0---3---------|-0-0-4S==3---0---0---4--------|
| E E E E E E E E E S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM---| PM---| PM---| PM-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|--------------6S====5-----------------5----------|---------6S5--------6--|
|--------------6S====5-----------------5----------|---------6S5--------6--|
|--0-----0-----4S====3-----0-----0-----3----------|--0----0-4S3---0--0-4--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +H
|-12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h14-|-21b23-------(21)------|
Gtrs I, II
E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q.
Gtr I
PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|--2h=3h5-2h3h5---0---0----|---2h=3h5-2h3h5---0---0----|
| Gtr II
| H +H +H +H
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|-2h=3h5-2h3h5--0---0----|--2h=3h5-2h3h5--0---0-----||
| H +H +H +H
&&
E5EbG5 F#5 C#C5G#G5 E5EbG5 F#5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| 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
|---------9S8-12S11-|---------6S5-----|---------9S8-12S11-|----------------|
|---------9S8-12S11-|---------6S5-6S5-|---------9S8-12S11-|---------9-8-7--|
|---------7S6-10S=9-|---------4S3-6S5-|---------7S6-10S=9-|-7-----7--------|
|-0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-0-----4S3-|-0-0-0-0-----------|---8-7----------|
PM----| PM----|
|---------9S8-12S11-|---------6S5-----|
|---------9S8-12S11-|---------6S5-6S5-|
|---------7S6-10S=9-|---------4S3-6S5-|
|-0-0-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-0-----4S3-|
E5EbG5 F#5 N.C. E5
PM----| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.
|---------9S8-12S11-|-----------------|-----------*|
|---------9S8-12S11-|-----------------|-2-2-------*|
|---------7S6-10S=9-|---------4-3-2---|-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