Bitter Peace by Slayer guitar tab (text):

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---------3\2-------|  
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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