Hell Awaits Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1985 Album HELL AWAITS)
Words by King Music by Hanneman, King
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Hanneman'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'King'
Heavy Metal Q=109
Gtr I
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
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
W W
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
W +H. E 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
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W +H. Q
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
W +H. E 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
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
H. +Q +H. S E.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+E. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E
|-(10)-----xSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSxSx-----------|
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
o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W +H. E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H Q Q
N.C. F5 E5F5
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 E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------10s9-10-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------8s7--8-|
N.C.
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C. BbA5Bb5
PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------8s7-8-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6s5-6-|
N.C. F5 D5 A5BbF5
PM----------------------------------| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E E E
N.C.
PM-------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
BbB5C5B5F5 N.C.
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
N.C. F5 E5F5
PM--------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------10s9-10-|
|--------------------------8s7--8-|
N.C. BbA5Bb5 F5 D5 A5BbF5
PM--------------------| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E E E
|-------------------------8s7-8-|------8-----5-----7-8-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6s5-6-|-0-0----0-0---0-0-5-6-1--|
N.C. F5 E5F5 E5Bb5 A5BbB5G5F#5
PM--------------------------------------------|
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 E S S E E E
N.C. Bb5
PM--------------------------------------| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S E S S E
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-------------------------|-----------------1-----1-o||
E5N.C. F5N.C.
PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-||o-----------------------------|
|-||o-2-------------3-------------|
Faster Q=132
F#N.C. F#F5E5C5 A5BbE5G5F#F5E5C5 E5 F5 E5
PM--------|
E S S S S S S E E E E 5x E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-----------------------o||-----------------||o-----------------------------|
|-4-------------4-3-2-3-o||-----2-5-4-3-2-3-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-7--8--8-|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM
E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8-10--8--8-o||
| Gtr II
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
|-------------------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8-10--8--8-o||
Double time feel Q=192
E5 C5B5C5D5G#G5 D5C#N.C.
Q Q E E E E E E E H..
| PM--------------------------|
| Q Q E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-9-----5-4-5-7-----||-7s6--------------------------------|
|-7-----3-2-3-5-6-5-||-5s4--------------------------------|
D5C#5 B5Bb5 D5C#N.C.
W W
| PM----| PM--------| PM------------------------|
| S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7s6---------4p3-------------|-7s6-----------------------------|
|-5s4---------2p1-------------|-5s4-----------------------------|
#5
W
| PM------| PM----|
| S S S S S S E +Q S S S S
|-7s6---------10-(10)------------|
|-5s4----------8--(8)------------|
D5C#N.C. D5 C#5 B5Bb5
W +W
| PM------------------------| PM----| PM--------|
| 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 S S S S S
|-7s6-----------------------------|--7s6---------4p3-------------|
|-5s4-----------------------------|--5s4---------2p1-------------|
D5 C#N.C. D5 C#5 F5
+W +W
| PM------------------------| PM------| PM----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q S S S S
|--7s6-----------------------------|--7s6---------10-(10)----------|
|--5s4-----------------------------|--5s4----------8--(8)----------|
D5C#N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||--7s6-----------------------------|
||o-5s4-----------------------------|
D5C#5 B5Bb5 D5C#N.C.
PM----| PM--------| PM------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-7s6---------4p3-------------|-7s6------------------------------|
|-5s4---------2p1-------------|-5s4------------------------------|
PM------| PM----| PM------|
S S S S S S E +Q S S S S S S S S S S E +Q Q
|------------------------------o||--------------------------||
|-7s6---------10-(10)-----------||-7s6---------10-(10)--9\--||
|-5s4----------8--(8)----------o||-5s4----------8--(8)--7\--||
1st, 2nd, 3rd Verses
Q=206
$
$$
N.C. C5 N.C. C5 F5
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 Q
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------------------3-------|-----------------3-------3---|
N.C. C5 N.C. C5 Bb5A5
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
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-------------------------3-------|-----------------3-------/8-7\-o||
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
To Coda
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 Q
|---------------------------------o||------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-----------------o||-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5----------8---|
N.C.
Gtr I
W W
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
| Gtr II
| 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
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
Q=192
D5C#N.C. D5C#5 B5Bb5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------| PM----| PM--------|
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 S S S S S
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------|
||--7s6-----------------------------|-7s6---------4p3--------------|
||o-5s4-----------------------------|-5s4---------2p1--------------|
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
D5C#N.C. D5C#5 F5
PM------------------------| PM------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-7s6-----------------------------|-7s6---------10-(10)------------||
|-5s4-----------------------------|-5s4----------8--(8)-----------o||
&
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E 3x
||o-------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-7---------7-8---------7-|-10---------7-8----------8-o||
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E 4x
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-7---------7-8---------7-|-9---------7-10---------8-o||
Solo - Hanneman
Q=210
Gtr I
W +Q Q H
|--------------------|------/12p===0--------|
| Gtr II
| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
W +Q. +E +Q +E +Q
| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
\2 \1 \1___/
Q. E E E E Q +H. E +E
| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
H +E Q. H +Q S S E
| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
N.C.
Q +Q E E E E E E E
|-8b9========(8)-----5---7---5-------5---7---b9====|
|-7b9========(7)-----------------6--------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+E +E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +E. S
|-(7)r==(7)---5---7---5-------5---5---7---5-------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7-|-----7-6p4---6p4---4--------------6p====|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------7-----7---6p4-(4)\-----------|
| 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
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S +E E S S +S +S +E +E S S
|---------------------------------|--------6-(6)-------6---8b10==(8)r(8)b10==(8)---(8)r---8-6-|
| 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 S S E S S E S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
TP TP
Q +E +E +E E E E
|-7b9========(7)r==(7)b9====(7)r\------------------|
|-----------------------------------/xs==12s==x\---|
| 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
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
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
E E E E Q E E E E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
N.C.
+Q E E E E E E E E E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E E E E E E S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
D5 C#N.C. D5C#5 B5Bb5
E +E Q H W
|-20b22====(20)r\---------------------------|-----------------------------|
| PM---------------------------| PM----| PM--------|
| 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 S S S S S
|--7s====6----------------------------------|-7s6---------4p3-------------|
|--5s====4----------------------------------|-5s4---------2p1-------------|
D5C#N.C. D5C#5 F5
W W
| PM------------------------| PM------| PM----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q S S S S
|-7s6-----------------------------|-7s6---------10-(10)----------|
|-5s4-----------------------------|-5s4----------8--(8)----------|
D5C#N.C. D5C#5 B5Bb5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------| PM----| PM--------|
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 S S S S S
|-7s6-----------------------------|-7s6---------4p3-------------|
|-5s4-----------------------------|-5s4---------2p1-------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
D5C#N.C. D5C#5 F5
PM------------------------| PM------| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q S S S S
|-7s6-----------------------------|-7s6---------10-(10)-----------|
|-5s4-----------------------------|-5s4----------8--(8)-----------|
&&
E5 E5F#5 F#5 G5 N.C. Eb5
PM----| PM----| PM--------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
||o---------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-7---------7--9----------9-|-10-------------------------6--o||
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
||o---------------------------|----------------------------o||
||o-7---------7--8----------8-|--9----------9-10---------6-o||
Solo - King
Gtr I
PM----| PM----|
E S S S S E E S S S S E
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
|--------------------------s|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q. +E +E +E +Q
Q Q Q Q E E
| \2/ \3/ \1/ \2______\3______|
| |---------7:8---------| |--------7:8--------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3p==0h3p====0h3p==0h==3p0h==3p0h3p====0h3p==0h|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| \6____/ \3____/ \2__/
| |------------7:8------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3p====0h==3p==0h==3p====0h==3p==0h==3p0h3-0h3p0h7\-|
Q Q Q Q E E
| E E +H E E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| T T T T T T T T T T
| S S S S T T T T T T T T S S S S +E T T T T
|-19p10-19p15-19p10-19p10-19p10-19p15-19p10-19p10-(10)---19p10-19p10--|
Q Q Q Q E E
| Q.. S 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q E E
| 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 S S
| T T
| S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q Q Q E E
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S