Bitter Peace Guitar Tab

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SLAYER 
                              BITTER PEACE 
                From their '98 album 'Diabolus in Musica' 
 
Tabbed by:  Steven Rodriguez
            sic_7246@hotmail.com
 
This song has one of the most unusual structures for a Slayer song. 
If you try to play along with the CD, I guarantee that bar of 9/8 will 
ruin your timing.  Very odd transition. 
 
Comments: 
 
I will only show the bottom three strings throughout this tab. 
 
Notation explanation: 
     /=3= 
  |---------| 
  |--0-0-0--|  Triplets.  Play 3 notes where you would normally play 2. 
  |---------| 
 
  |9:-| |2:-| 
  |8:-| |4:-|  Time signature changes.  All bars are 4/4 otherwise. 
  |---| |---| 
 
  |---3-/5--|  Pick the 3rd fret, slide to the 5th and pick it as well.   
  |---------| 
  |---3//5--|  Pick the 3rd fret and slide to the 5th. 
 
Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length.  So ---- is one beat. 
Sometimes there's a lot of double digit fret positions or notation  
symbols so I have to stretch it out more.  When that happens I'll use 
8 dashes one beat. 
 
Guitars are drop-Db tuned, which means tune to Eb but drop the sixth 
string to Db.  Hanneman is the LeftGtr and King the RightGtr. 
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 
Tempo: 80 bpm 
 
Riff A1 
Db  |--LeftGtr-----------------------| 
Ab  |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---| 
Db  |0---2---1---0---2---1-2-5-5-4---| 
P.M |.   .   .   .   .   .           | 
    |                                | 
Db  |--RightGtr----------------------| 
Ab  |----------------------2-5-5-4---| 
Db  |----------------------2-5-5-4---| 
 
Play Riff A1 4x 
 
Then play: 
Db  |--LeftGtr-----------------------| 
Ab  |0---2---1---0---2---1---5-5-4---| 
Db  |0---2---1---0---2---1-025-5-4---| 
P.M |.   .   .   .   .   .           | 
    |                                | 
Db  |--RightGtr----------------------| 
Ab  |------------------------5-5-4---| 
Db  |----------------------025-5-4---| 
 
Riff A2 
Db  |--------------------------------| 
Ab  |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---| 
Db  |0---2---1---0---2---1h2-5-5-4---| 
 
Both Gtrs Play Riff A2 4x 
 
Then play: 
    /=== repeat 3x ================= 
Db||*--------------------------------*||--------------------------------| 
Ab||*-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1--*||3---6---5--1---------32-------| 
Db||--3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---||3---6---5--1---3-5-6-----5-4-1-| 
 
Riff A3 
Db  |--------------------------------| 
Ab  |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---| 
Db  |0---2---1---0---2---1///5---4---| 
 
Play Riff A3 3x 
 
Then play: 
Db |---------------------------------|--------------------3-----------| 
Ab |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---|3---6---5--1---2-3---2-1-------| 
Db |-3---6---5---3---6---5---4--1---|3---6---5--1-------------5-4-1-| 
 
Play Riff A2 4x, followed by 
 
Db|0---------------|   After this there is 8 bars of bass and drums 
Ab|0-----let-ring--|   The drums sort of just peter out, after that 
Db|0---------------|   there is about 3 beats silence and.. 
 
Tempo change to 200 bpm 
 
Riff B1 
Db |--LeftGtr-------5---3-------0-1-|--------------------------------| 
Ab |0---------------5---3-------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------| 
Db |0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|--------------------------------| 
P.M|    . . . . . .                 |                                | 
   |                                |                                | 
Db |---RightGtr-----------------0-1-|--------------------------------| 
Ab |0---------------------------0-1-|--let-ring----------------------| 
Db |0---------------------------0-1-|--------------------------------| 
 
Play Riff B1 3x 
 
Play: 
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----| 
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----| 
P.M|........        |........        |........        |                | 
   |                |                |                |                | 
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Ab |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Db |0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| 
 
Riff B2 
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|3-5-----0-1-----| 
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|--------0-1-----| 
P.M|........        |........        |........        |                | 
   |                |                |                |                | 
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Ab |0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|3-5-----0-1-----| 
Db |0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|5-7-----0-1-----| 
 
Play Riff B2 
 
Riff C 
Db ||*-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|-- 
Ab ||*-------------4-----------|------------6-----------|-- 
Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|-- 
P.M    . . . . . .   . . . . .  . . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
                              /=== 1,3 ================ 
Db  --|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-|/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-/=3=-*||-- 
Ab  --|------------4-----------|------------------------*||-- 
Db  --|0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1--||-- 
P.M    . . . . . .   . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 
 
       /=== 2 ==========/=== 4 ============== 
Db   --|--------0-1----*||------------0-1-----| 
Ab   --|3-5-----0-1----*||------------0-1-----| 
Db   --|5-7-----0-1-----||3-3-3-3-3-3-0-1-----| 
P.M                       . . . . . . 
 
Play Riff C with lyrics: 
 
  Initiate blood purge                        Coalition in massacre 
  Mechanized high tech                   Whole sale death in effect 
  Mutually assured                           Destruction will occur 
  Genocide revised                   Same pain through diverse eyes 
 
Then play:        Can't stop the warring factions! 
                    /=== 1 ==========/=== 2 ==========/=== 3 ========== 
Db||*---------------|---------------*||---------------*||----------------| 
Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1--*||--------4-3-2---| 
Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-| 
P.M . . . . . . . .  . . . .       .   . . . .       .   . . . .       . 
 
Play: 
    /===== repeat 3x ================================ 
Db ||*-/=3=-/=3=-5-3-----|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-*||--  Hostile from 
Ab ||*-------------5-3---5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-*||--    the start 
Db ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---------|-------------------------||-- 
P.M    . . . . . .          =3=/ =3=/ =3=/ =3=/     Always war 
                                                             always 
Db   --|------------------|2:-/=3=-/=3=-| 
Ab   --|3--------3--------|4:-2-----------|     Ending bitter peace 
Db   --|3-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
P.M       . .. .   . .. .       . . . . . 
 
Then play Riff C, only playing endings 1 & 2, with lyrics: 
 
  Not the last third war                  Blood spills for evermore 
  Patriot hard time                  Lay seige till the end of time 
 
Now play this half-time section, with lyrics: (tempo: 100 bpm) 
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
Ab|0-----------00--|------------31--|------------00--|----31------01--| 
Db|00000000000001--|00000000000031--|00000000000001--|000031--000001--| 
P.M ...........     ............     ............     ....    .... 
 
No longer kill your brother              Just slaughter one another 
Watch for the deadly other                 This sibling is a fucker 
 
Back to double-time (200 bpm) 
Play:        Can't stop the warring factions! 
                    /=== 1 ==========/=== 2 ========== 
Db||*---------------|---------------*||----------------| 
Ab||*---------------|--------2-1-0--*||--------3-2-1---| 
Db||3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-------2-||3-2-0-2-------2-| 
P.M . . . . . . . .  . . . .       .   . . . .       . 
 
Riff D 
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| 
Ab|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| 
Db|2-------3-------|0-------2-------|3-------7-------|6-------1-------| 
 
Play Riff D with lyrics: 
 
  Global tension starts aggression 
  Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest 
 
Play Riff B2, but change the last bar to 9/8.  This is a very subtle 
transition, be careful not to get caught off the beat. 
 
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos: 
                      /=== 1,3 =========/=== 2,4 ========= 
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||-- 
Ab ||*--------1-------|----------------*||----------------*||-- 
Db ||-22222222--222222|2222222233333333-||3333333366666666-||-- 
 
Db   --|----------------|2:---------| 
Ab   --|--------0-2-----|4:-0-2-----| 
Db   --|222222220-2-----|---0-2-----| 
 
Then RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos: 
                      /=== 1,3 =========/=== 2,4 ========= 
Db ||*----------------|----------------*||----------------*||-- 
Ab ||*--------2-------|----------------*||----------------*||-- 
Db ||-33333333--333333|3333333344444444-||4444444477777777-||-- 
 
Db   --|----------------|----------------| 
Ab   --|--------0-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----| 
Db   --|333333330-2-----|0-3-----0-2-----| 
 
Then play: 
Db |--LGtr----------|----------------|---------------slight-|2:-1------| 
Ab |0-------6-5~----|0-------8-6~----|0-------6-5~----|bend-|4:-1------| 
Db |00000000--------|00000000--------|00000000--------|-----|---1------| 
P.M|........        |........        |........        |     |          | 
Db |--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|-----|2:-1------| 
Ab |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|4:-1------| 
Db |----------------|----------------|----------------|-----|---1------| 
 
Riff E                                 /=== 1,2,3 ========= 
Db ||*----------------|--------4-3-2---|----------------|-- 
Ab ||*----------------|--------------3-|----------------|-- 
Db ||-00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0---------|00000-0-00000-0-|-- 
P.M   ..... . ..... .  ..... .          ..... . ..... . 
 
    ===================/=== 4 =========================== 
Db  --|----------------||----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Ab  --|--------4-------||----------------|--------0-1-----| 
Db  --|00000-0-4-------||00000-0-00000-0-|00000-0-0-1-----| 
P.M    ..... .           ..... . ..... .  ..... . 
 
Play Riff E with lyrics: 
 
  Without a reason to fight                             A time to kill 
  Sick lust for skeletal flesh                   A taste for all decay 
  Enter the soldier blind                   Stalking the faceless hunt 
  There is no conscience in this world   That can be reached for peace 
 
Then play: 
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
Ab|----------------|--------3-------|7-------6-------| 
Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-------|7-------6-------| 
P.M. . . . . . . .  . . . . 
 
Play Riff E with lyrics: 
 
  Why face the human question                         The need to hate 
  Dead stare through cynical eyes                 A trust in only pain 
  Murder within the skin                        Engrave the art of war 
  Become death's vile parade        March on, embrace the violent mind 
 
Then play:        Can't stop the warring factions! 
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 
Ab|----------------|----------1-0---|----------------|--------3-2-1---| 
Db|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2-3-----2-|3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|3-2-0-2---------| 
P.M. . . . . . . .  . . . . .     .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . 
 
Play Riff D with lyrics: 
 
  Global tension starts aggression 
  Peace breaks out then breeds contempt, unrest 
 
End with: 
   /========== repeat 3x ============================================ 
Db||*---LeftGtr-------5---3---------1-|----------------------------*||-- 
Ab||*-0---------------5---3---------1-|--let-ring------------------*||-- 
Db||--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------------0-1-|-----------------------------||-- 
P.M|      . . . . . .             .   |                             || 
  ||                                  |                             || 
Db||*---RightGtr--------------------1-|----------------------------*||-- 
Ab||*-------------------------------1-|--let-ring------------------*||-- 
Db||--------------------------------1-|-----------------------------||-- 
 
      One     cryptic          reason           for life murder 
Db --|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|| 
Ab --|0-------6-5-----|--------8-6-----|--------6-5-----|5-6-----------|| 
Db --|0-------8-7-----|--------108-----|--------8-7-----|7-8-----------|| 
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 
Listen closely to the picking rhythms Hanneman plays while King solos. 
Damn, I wish I could play that tight. 
  E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections... 
      sic_7426@hotmail.com

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Niko Average	#1 by Niko Booth at Oct 2, 2007 at 3:14 PM EST
	lol, nice ix =P i must agree -_-; but its fucking awsome song -^.^- - S l a y e r ' s A F u c k i n g G o d -

No Picture Adrian Lead Player	#2 by Adrian Ortega at Oct 18, 2007 at 12:40 PM EST
	I don't think that anyone else, writes lyrics, that say more about certain aspects of the human experience as Slayer. This can be interpreted as an anti-war song, but it isn't one per se. What it is, is a very truthful description about the impulse to go to war, and the joy that is experienced in war. It is saying that these darker sides of humanity, are still part of us. I could say this about so many other Slayer songs, that it is brilliant, because it does not judge. It demasks something we don't want to look at, for what it is. The judgement is for us to make. It is not about the tensions that people claim lead to war, it's about something deep inside of us, that makes war possible. "One, cryptic meaning to life, muder," strips war of all it's pretenses, and states, that war IS murder, that people go to war to kill, and that is not something that other explanations for war (such as claiming global tensions between different people) does not address. There are better anti-war songs, because this is not an anti-war song. Anti-war songs say "war is bad," this song says "a truth of war, is that people enjoy it," or rather, that there are aspects of war that people like, and to understand war, me must not just look at specific things that instigate war in the newspapers and history books, but ourseleves. The older I get, the more pacifisic I am in my own philosophy, and I have nothing agaist being anti-war. But this songs has no judgement, it strives for the truth. It is anti-war, in that it demasks war for the stupid butchary that is is, and ironically, that message is conveyed all the more powerfully, by the songs refusal to condem war outright. It says war is murder, but not that war is bad. That is something we project onto the song. Oh, and this is my favorite song ever.