Criminally Insane Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1986 Album REIGN IN BLOOD)
Words and Music by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King
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'
Q=108
Gtr I
Wx5
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--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 E Q
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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
Q=216
PM------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
PM---------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
PM---------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
PM----------------------------------------------------|
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
PM------------------------------------------------------------|
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 3x
||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q E E Q
PM---------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
PM---------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E Q E +E Q. +H. E E Q
Guitar Solo
Gtr III
Q. E +Q E E E
|-17--------------17-------(17)--------16---19p==16---|
|-20b22-----------20b22====(20)r----------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E +E +E Q S S
|----16-19p16-19---(19)b21==(19)r-19b21-----19p16-|
| E E S S E E E S S E
PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S E E S S E
|--------------------------------------16s15---|
| 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 Q +Q
| E E S S E E E S S E
S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
|-------10h11h==12-12h13h14---12h13h14---------------|
| PM-------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S E E +Q +S S S S
|-12----12-14---b17==()r==()-12-14----|
| E E S S E E E S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13-12-15p12-15-------------------15----15---13-12h13p==12-|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S S S S S +E E Q
|-14----14----14p12s11-(11)-x\-x/-----|
| E E S S E E E S S E
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------14h15p==14-|
|-6-7-7-6-6s7-9-7S12---13h16p==13-13h14------------|
| 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 a S S S S S E +E
|---------------------------------------------23-23---(23)b26===|
|-15h18p15-15s16h19p16------16-19s22-22-19-19-------------------|
| E E S S E E E S S E
+Q. +S S +S +E. S S S S
|-(23)r==========(23)-23b25==(23)r(23)-----20-23-20----|
| PM--------------------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S +E +E +H
|-19-23-19-23b26==(23)---(23)-(23)r---------|
| E E S S E E E S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM----------------------------------
| 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 E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-------------------------------
E E E E E E E E S S S S
|-9s6-----------------------------------|
| PM-------------------------------------
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E 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
E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E
| PM------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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
S S S S E E E S S S S E E E
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S E E E S S S S E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q=108
\0.5____________\1.5
a Q +E. S +H +H +E +E Q
|-17s21b23===(21)-21r(21)----|-(21)-------(21)-(21)---x\--|
| W +W
\1____________\3.5___________\6
W +H +Q +Q
| +W +W
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM--| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o---------------------------------o||
||o-----------------2-1-------2-1---o||
Gtr I
PM--------------| PM--| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o-------------------------------------o||
||o-7-10-9-7-10-9-7-10-----9-7-10-----9-o||
| Gtr II
| PM--------------| PM--| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||o-------------------------------------o||
||o--------------------2-1--------2-1---o||
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--------------------------------------------------------------|
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 S S S S S S E S S E
Q=216
PM---------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
PM---------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E
E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E E 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