Necrophobic 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=248
Gtr I
PM--------| PM----------------| PM----------------| PM--|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
Gtr II
H Q Q Q Q H Q Q
Gtr I
PM--------| PM--------| PM--|
E S S S S E Q Q E S S S S E S S E E S S Q Q
Verse 1 & 2
Gtrs I, II
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-------------------------|-------------------------|
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----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
PM--------| PM----------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
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
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-----
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
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----------------------------------------------|
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-----
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------6p5---------|-------------8--7---o||
PM--------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E
Q=102
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 E.
|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5s3-3-3-|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5-3---|
|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3s1-1-1-|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3-1---|
+W +H. Q
Guitar Solo
Q=248
Gtr III
H +Q +Q H +E E S S S S
|-b18============()r====()-----|-15b18r==========(15)-x\----------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------x\-------5h=|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S
|-7h9---------6h7h9---------6h7h|=9---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------|
| PM------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
E S S E S S E S S +S S S S E S S S E S S S S S S E.
| PM-----------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E Q Q
S E. E E E E E E S S S S
| PM-----------------------------------------------
| E S S S S E E S S S S E
H +Q. +E
|-18b22============(18)----(18)r\-||
| E S S S S E Q Q
\2.5____________________/ \2.5______________________/
H. a E +E Q +Q H H E E Q
|-18-------------------18p15-(15)-|-15--(15)----------|-----------------------|
| PM---------------------| PM--------------|
| E S S S S E E E E E W E S S S S E E E E E
\2____________/ \1.5________________/ \1______
+W Q +H. Q +H.
| PM---------------------|
| W E S S S S E E E E E W
H Q +Q E E S S S S S S S S S S E
| PM--------------| PM-----------| PM---------
| E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E S S E E S S
|----------------------8-|----------------------6p=5------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2S==6-|--5--5-5--5--5--5-----------8-----5-----5-5-|
S S S S E S S S E S S S E
|------------------| PM-----|
| E S S S S E S S E E S S
|-------------------------6p=5-----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------| PM----------
| E S S S S E S S E E S S
|--------------------------6p=5-------------------|
S S E S S E H
| E S S S S E Q Q
+Q Q E Q. +Q Q E Q.
| PM----------| PM--------------------| PM-----
| E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E S S E E S S
+Q Q E Q. +Q Q E Q.
|---------------| PM--------------------|
| E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S E Q Q
Gtrs I, II
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----------------------------------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
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-------------------------------------------------
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E
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------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S Q
Q=102
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 E E
|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-5s3-3-3-|-6s5-5-5-5s4-4-4-6s5-5-5-6----*|
|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-3s1-1-1-|-4s3-3-3-3s2-2-2-4s3-3-3-4----*|
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