Temptation Lyrics

As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1990 Album SEASONS IN THE ABYSS)
Words and Music by 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'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=188
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM--------| PM--------|
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------||o---------------------------------|
|---------1----------3--||o---------------------------------|
PM| PM|
S S S S Q S S S S Q 3x E E Q H
|-----------------------o||-------------||
|---------1----------3--o||-------------||
Verse 1 & 2
Q=180
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM--------------------------------------| PM
E S S E E +Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E +E E Q
||o----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
||o---------4-(4)--------|-------------------------|---------5-(5)---4---|
PM----------------------------| PM----------------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E +Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM----| PM PM------------------------------| PM--|
E S S E E +E E Q S S E E E S S S S S S E E S S E E +Q E S S
PM------------------------------| PM PM------------------|
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E +E E Q E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM----| PM----------------------------|
E S S E E +Q E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
PM----| PM PM------| PM| PM|
E S S E E +E E Q E S S E S S Q Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
|-0-0-0-0-3-(3)-0-2--|-3-0-0-0-0-0-1--2--|-3p0-0-0----3p0-0-0----||
PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
PM--------| PM--------| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S Q
E E Q H E E Q E E Q
|-------------o||---------------||
|-0-4---------o||-0-4----5-4----||
Q=168
PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
||o-----------------------------|----------------------|
||o-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-----4-----7-8-----5--|
PM----| PM----|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E
|-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S E S S E E S S Q S S E S S E E S S Q
|----------------------o||--------------------------||
|-----4-----7-8-----8--o||-----4-----7-8-----10\----||
Guitar solo 1
Q=176
Gtr I
H. +E E E
| Gtr II
| PM-----| PM----------
| E S S E E +Q E S S
E E E H Q H.. +E
|-10---9---7---9---------------9-------|-7-------------------(7)s=|
|------------------------------------------------| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E +E E Q
Q +Q +Q Q +Q
| PM---------------------------------------------------
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
H.. E
|-0-------------------4s===|
|----------| PM--|
| E S S E E +Q E S S
H. +Q
| PM------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------| PM
| E S S E E +E E Q
| PM--------------------------------------------------------
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+Q +Q H
|-(22)b24======(22)r---22b24---------|
|--------------| PM--|
| E S S E E +Q E S S
Q. +E Q. S S
|-22b25r==========(22)---22------------22-19-|
| 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 S S
|-------------| PM
| E S S E E +E E Q
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
T T T T T T 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
|-15p12p9-14p11p==8-13p10p7-12p9p6-11p=8p5-10p7p4-9p6p3-8p5p==2-|
| PM---------------| PM--------|
| E S S E E +Q E S S
T T T T T T 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
|-18p15p==12-17p14p==11-16p13p==10-15p12p==9-14p11p==8-13p10p==7-12p9p==6-11p8p==5--|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
T T T T T T 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
|-21p18p15-20p17p==14-19p16p13-18p15p12-17p=14p11-16p13p10-15p12p9-14p11p8-|
| PM-----------------| PM
| E S S E E +E E Q
T T T T T T 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
|-20p18p15-19p17p==14-18p16p==13-17p15p==12-22p20p17-20p19p==16-20p18p==15-19p17p==14-||
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
Q=168
H H +H. +Q
|-22b24---------------22b24============|=(22)-----------------(22)r\--|
| PM----| PM----| PM-| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|--5h====7----------7--8-------------5-|--------4-----7-8-------5-----|
W +W
| PM----| PM----| PM-| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-------4-----7-8-----8--|
a W +W
|-7h9---------------------------|-(9)--------------------|
| PM----| PM----| PM-| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|---5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-------4-----7-8-----5--|
+H. +Q +H. Q
| PM----| PM------| PM-| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|--5h=7----------7-8-----------5-|-------4-----7-8-----10---||
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W H E Q. +W +H Q Q
| W +W +W +H. Q
Q=162
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E
||o-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
||o-3-----------------|-3-----------------|-3-------4-5-------4-|
PM----------| PM------------| PM------------|
E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
PM--| PM--|
E S S E E E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E
|---------------------|---------------o||----------------||
|-3-------4-5-------4-|-3-----------4-o||-3-----------3--||
PM| PM--------------|
PM| PM--------------|
PM| PM--------------|
PM| PM--------------|
PM------------| PM------------|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
PM--| PM--| PM----------|
E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
PM------------| PM------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E Q Q E E
PM------------| PM------------|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
PM--| PM--| PM----------|
E S S E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
PM------------| PM------------| PM--| PM--|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E
Q=168
PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-----4-----7-8-----5--|
PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-----4-----7-8-----8--|
PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q
|-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-----4-----7-8-----5--|
PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E E S S Q Q Q H
|-5h=7----------7-8---------5-|-----4-----7-8------8--|-7\----------*|
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