Epidemic Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1986 Album REIGN IN BLOOD)
Words by Kerry King 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=205
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
Wx2 E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|------------||o-------------------------|---------------------|
|------------||o-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3--||
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-o||
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3-|
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3-||
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-||
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
Gtr I
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3-|
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3-|
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3-|
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-4s3-|
PM--------------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E S S E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------4s3-||
|-------------------------|-3-------3-------2s1-||
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
PM------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
Gtr I
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
| Gtr II
| PM--------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
Guitar Solo I
Gtr III
a S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
S S S S S T T S T T T T E S S S S S S S
| E S S E E +E Q E
S S S S S S S S S E S +S +S S S
|-------14-15----------pb17==()r()-------|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
S S S S E E +Q E E
| E S S E E +E Q E
Q H Q
| PM-------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
E. S +Q +S T T T T S +Q
|----------------------16-16h19h21-19b21==(19)---|
| E S S E E +E Q E
+H Q +Q +E S S +H +Q
|-(19)r-----------19b22======(19)r====|=(19)-16-------------------------||
| PM------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E +E Q E
Q=171
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
| Gtr II
| 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 W
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
PM| PM| PM PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
PM| PM| PM PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM--| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM| PM| PM PM--| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q
Guitar Solo II
Q=205
Gtr III
W Q Q E E E E S +S
|---------------------|-------------2p==1p==0---2-(2)--|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM----| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
+E Q. +H
| PM-----| PM---| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S E
|-4p2h==4---5p4p2---4p==2p==0---4---2---2---|-3p2p==0---3p2p==0----------------|
| PM----------------------------------| PM----| PM--| PM
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S E E E
H Q a a E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
| PM--| PM---| PM PM---| PM--| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
E E E S S S S E E S S S S
| PM------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E S S E E S S S E.
| PM--| PM--| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
H Q E S S Q. +E Q. S S
| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM---| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E E S S E E S S E E E
S S S S E S S S S S S E 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
| PM---| PM-----| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S E. T T
|-------------------------------------------18-22p==|
| PM---| PM---| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
T T T T T
S S S S S S S S S E E T T T T a S S S E
|------------------------18-22p15-21p==14h17p14h17-14s11h14-17p11-|
| PM--------| PM--| PM
| E S S E E S S E E E
T T
S T T S S S S S S S S E S +E E
|---15p11-15p11p==8------------------------------||
|------------------------9p6-7-9---6-(6)---7-----||
| PM--------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr III
H. Q W
| Gtr II
| PM---------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
| Gtr II
| PM---------| PM------------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
W W
| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
| PM--------| PM----------|
| E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM------------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------|-------------3---6s5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-5-6p5p3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-4s3-|
PM--------| PM----------|
E S S S S E E E S S E E S S S S E E Q E
W 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