Cleanse the Soul Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1988 Album SOUTH OF HEAVEN)
Words by Tom Araya & Kerry King 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=138
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
E E H.. E H.. E H.. E
Q=224
Gtr II
Q Q Q Q W H Q Q W
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
H Q Q W H Q Q W
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E 4x
||o---------------|---------------------o||
||o-7-------5--4--|-5-----------7-------o||
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E 4x
||o---------------|---------------------o||
||o-7-------5--4--|-5---------4---------o||
Verse 1 & 2
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------| 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 E E
||o---------------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------3-2---1-|
PM----------------------------------------------| 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 E E
PM----------------------------------------------| 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 E E
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------| 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 E E
| Gtr 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 H
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E H
|---------------|---------------------o||------||
|-7-------5--4--|-5-----------7-------o||------||
| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E H
|---------------|---------------------o||------||
|-7-------5--4--|-5---------4---------o||------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---| PM PM------
| E E E E E E E S S
E a E E S S 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
E E S T T E S T T E S T T E
|-17-19----------20----------22-------21-22b24====|
| PM| PM PM-------
| E E E E E E E S S
+H +E +Q.
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E S S E E S S E
| PM| PM PM---
| E E E E E E E S S
+H +Q. E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S E S S E E S S E S S
| PM---| PM PM----
| E E E E E E E S S
~~~~~~ PM
H +Q E E
|-22b24================(22)r\---------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM--------------| ~~~ T
E S S E E E S S E S S E +Q. +Q. S S
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------8p1h==|
|-------------------7-7-|-9b11====(9)-----------(9)r\-----------------|
| PM| PM PM--------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T ~~~~
E S S S S S S S S S Q E +Q. +E H
|-3-10p4-11p7p5-12p9-14p8-16/---18b20====|=(18)-----------(18)\----------||
| PM| PM PM-----------------------------|
| E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S H
$
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--------| PM
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--| PM PM
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--------| PM
To Coda
PM| PM PM----------------------| PM PM--| PM PM
Gtrs I, II
PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
Guitar Solo
Gtr IV
Q H H a Q Q. +E Q E E
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-| PM PM-
| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
E S S E E Q. S S
H Q E E S +S +S S S S E +Q. +E
|-15b17.5-------15---15p12-|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-14b16==(14)r(14)p12-14-14-14b16==(14)-----(14)r\-|
| PM-----| PM PM----------------------------| PM
E E E E E S S E S S E +Q E +Q S +S E
|-------------------7-|-9b11==(9)r---9-(9)---9b11r(9)p7-|
| PM| PM PM----------------------------------|
E E E E E E. S +E E Q. S S S Q. +E
|-7-----------------7-(7)-9-|-10------10p9p7-9------(9)/-|
| PM--| PM PM--| PM PM
E E E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S
| PM| PM PM-----------------------------------|
a E E S S S S E S S S S S S Q +E E +Q E E
|-------------------------------------17p15-|-17---(17)b19-17-(17)-----14---|
| PM| PM PM------------------| PM
+H +Q Q H +Q Q
| PM-| PM PM-----------------------------
+E +Q. +Q +Q +H. +Q
|------| PM PM--| PM PM
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM|
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
PM| PM------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------|---------||o------------|------------|---------o||
|-----4-3-4-3-|-4-5-3-2-||o--------5-4-|--------4-3-|-5-6-3-2-o||
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|---------|
||o---------6-5-|---------8-7-|---------6-5-|-----5-4-|
D.S. al Coda
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------o||--------------||
|---------6-5-|-----------13-12-|---------6-5-|------10-9-o||---------6-5--||
Q=138
&
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM PM--| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.. E
PM PM
H.. E H.. E
Q=224
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM---|
E E E E Q Q E E S S E E E S S E
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q H Q Q
Gtr III
E. S +E E E. S +E E
|-22b24======22-(22)---22---22------22-(22)---22---|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. S +E E S S E S S S S
|-22----22-(22)---22r----------------------|
| PM---| PM---|
| E E S S E E E S S E
Q S S S S S S S S E S S
|-22b24========22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22r---22-22b24==|
| PM-------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+H +Q. S S
|-(22)---------(22)r\-------17-17--|
| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S E E E S S E
S S E S S S S S S E E E
| PM---------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E S S Q. S S
| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S E E E S S E
E S S E S S E S S E E
| PM----------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+Q +H +Q
|-()b15====()---------()r\-----|
| PM----| PM------|
| E E S S E E E S S E
H Q +Q
| PM--------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q. +E +E +Q.
| PM--| PM--|
| E E S S E E E S S E
\0.5__________/ /
Q +Q +H +W
| PM--------------------------------------| PM--| PM--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S E E E S S E
+H H +Q +Q +Q E E W
| PM--| PM--| PM-----|
| E E S S E E E S S E E E E E Q Q W
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