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Sadistic Lullaby Tab

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SOILWORK - SADISTIC LULLABYE
                       From the Album STEELBATH SUICIDE
                      Copyright 1998 (Listenable Records)

                          Version 1.0 - April 2001

Transcribed by: Chris Ninman

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
       Chris Ninman at:       snowballingblood@hotmail.com

.  - palm mute                    /  - slide up to
  - slide down to                ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on                    b  - bend
p  - pull off                          Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic                     f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                        r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute                    ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute             () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo pick until next note  sh - semi harmonic

Tune to B (B,E,A,D,F#,B)

Riff 1 (1 time)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|both
|----------------------------14---------------------------| gtrs
|-2---10-9-12-10-14-12-15--14-------10-9-12-101055553333-|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0----------888--8-8--8---833331111-|
|    .  . .  .  .  .  .          ...  . .  .     ........


Riff 2 (1 time)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|----------------------------14---------------------------| 1
|-2---10-9-12-10-14-12-15--14-------10-9-12-101055553333-|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0----------888--8-8--8---833331111-|
|    .  . .  .  .  .  .          ...  . .  .     ........
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|----------------------------10---------------------------| 2
|-2----7-5--9--7-10--9-12--10--------7-5--9-7----55553333-|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0----------888--8-8--8---833331111-|
     .  . .  .  .  .  .          ...  . .  .     ........

Repeat Riff 1 (1 time)
Repeat Riff 2 (1 time)

Riff 3 (4 times)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----9---7-------|both
|-2---9---5---5---| gtrs
|-2---7---5---5---|
|-0-----------3---|

Repeat Riff 1 (1 time)
Repeat Riff 2 (1 time)
Repeat Riff 3 (4 times)

Riff 4 (2 times)
|---121415121415121415121415121415~----141517141517141517141517141517~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-2----------------------------------0----------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------2----------------------------------|

Riff 4 continued
|---151719151719151719151719151719~----171920171920---/24----201917~----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-5----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------------5----------------------------------|

Repeat Riff 1 (1 time)
Repeat Riff 2 (1 time)
Repeat Riff 3 (4 times)
Repeat Riff 4 (2 times)

Riff 5 (2 times)
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------| 1
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----3---2--3--5~---/8---7--3--0-----3---2--3--5~------|
|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-------7---6--7--9~--/10---9--7--------7---6--7--9~------|
|-0-------------------------------0-----------------------|


Under solo
Riff 6 (2 times)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|both
|--------------------------------------------------------------| gtrs
|-2-----5---4--5--7----8---7--5--2-----5---4--5--9----10---12--|
|-0-----3---2--3--5----6---5--3--0-----3---2--3--7-----8---10--|
                       .   .  .

Riff 7 (2 times)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|both
|-2-----5---4--5--7----8---7--5--2-----5---4--5--9----10---12--| gtrs
|-0-----3---2--3--5----6---5--3--0-----3---2--3--7-----8---10--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                       .   .  .
End solo

Riff 8 (2 times)
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|both
|---------------------------------------------------------------| gtrs
|------9------9------10-------9----------------9------9------10-|
|-0--7----0-7----0-7-----0--7----0-3~-----0--7----0-7----0-7----|
  .       .      .       .                .       .      .
Riff 8 continued
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|both
|-------------------------| gtrs
|------9------10-------12-|
|-0--7----0-8-----0-10----|
  .       .       .

Riff 9 (2 times)
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|both
|--------------------------------------| gtrs
|-2-3-5--23-4--23-4---2-3-5--22-3--4---|
|-0-1-3--01-2--01-2---0-1-3--00-1--2---|
  . . .  .. .  .. .   . . .  ..


First Solo              *gradual
|-12~----10h12--10------15fb----15~---/19-17-15-14-15-14tr15--|
|-------------------12-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

  *hold bend on 14
|-12fb--h14-12~--------------------201920--191719--171517--151415-|
|-------------------11hb--9~-----17------15------13------12-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Sorry, but no second solo. Maybe someday, maybe not. I won't make any
promises.

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Sadistic Lullaby Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dudey Average	#1 by Dudey at Jul 8, 1976 at 10:23 AM EST
	To me it's about satan, and how he brings sinners into the eternal sleep. Mothers sing a lullaby to get their kids to feel safe and sleep, so, usuaing that example, satan sings a sadistic lullaby to hint at what is in for the sinner when he finally crosses over.