Death'€™s Head Lyrics

DEATH'S HEAD
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1998 Album DIABOLUS IN MUSICA)
Words and Music by Jeff Hanneman
Gtr I (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Hanneman'
Gtr II (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'King'
Gtr III (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Guitar 3'
Moderately Fast Rock Q=148
Gtrs I, II
PM-----------| PM----------------------------------|
S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E Q S S E S S E S S E
||o-------------------o||-------------------|--------------------||
||o-------------------o||-------------------|--------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o---5-8-7---5-8-7-|---5-8-7---5-8-7-|---5-8-7---5-8-7-|---5-8-7---5-8-7--|
W H H W H Q E E
PM--------|
W H H W H S S E S S E
|----------|-----------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2--------|-3----2----|-3--------|-5------------------o||
Interlude I
Gtr I
W W
Gtr II
PM--------| ~~~~~~
H S S E S S E Q E E +Q E E
+W +W
E S S E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
+W +W +W
E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +Q E E
+W +H. Q
Gtr II
E S S E E +Q E E E S S E E +E. +S Q
| Gtr III
| W H. Q
3rd Verse
Gtrs I, II
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o---5-8-7---5-8-7-|---5-8-7---5-8-7-o||
Gtr II
E E E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
Gtr I
W +W
E E E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
+W +H. S E.
E E E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
Q. +E Q Q Q Q E Q.
E E E E +Q E E E S S E E +Q E E
\1/ /0.5____| \1 / \0.5_________\2
E +S +S +S +S +E +Q E +E W
Interlude II
Gtrs I, II
E E Q H W W
Gtr III
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
||o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
W H Q Q
E S S E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E
|---------------------o||---------------------||
|---------------------o||---------------------||
4th Verse
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x W
||o-----------------|-----------------o||------||
||o---5-8-7---5-8-7-|---5-8-7---5-8-7-o||------||
Slower Q=112(8=s8)
Gtr III
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H Q Q +W +W +H. Q
| Gtr I
| W H Q E E +W +H. Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--------|
PM----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-2-2-2---2S4---5-4-|
PM--------|
PM| PM|
Gtr III
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H Q Q +W +W +H. Q
| Gtr I
| W H Q E E +W +H. Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--------|
PM| PM|
PM--------|
PM| PM|
Gtr II
||o-------------------------o||---------------------------||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-7-6-7-o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-3--3-3-7--6-7-||
| Gtrs I, III
| H Q E E E 4x Q Q Q Q
||o-------------------------o||---------------------------||
||o-------------------7-6-7-o||---------------------------||
||--------------------5-4-5--||-xs====xs====x\-----x\-----||
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-2--0-2------0-2S6-|-5--0-2-3-2--3-5-6-|
PM| PM--| PM--------|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E E E
PM| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
|-2--0-2------0-2S6-|-5--0-2-3-2--3-5-6-|
PM| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
Gtr I
PM--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 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