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DIE BY THE SWORD
 By SLAYER
 (Music & Lyrics: Hanneman)
 As Performed On SHOW NO MERCY 1983
 METAL BLADE Records

 RIFF 1A INTRO x2

                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
               4/5                               4/5                  
               4/5              8                4/5      8      10   
   0 000 0 000      0 000 0 000 6    0 000 0 000      0 0 6     0 8   
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...       . .       .

 RIFF 1 VERSE x2

                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
               4/5                               4/5                  
               4/5              8                4/5             10   
   0 000 0 000      0 000 0 000 6    0 000 0 000      0 000 0 000 8   
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...

 RIFF 2 BRIDGE x2
|KING

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                  8     8     8  7     7     7      10     9  
   7     7     7  6 666 6 666 6  5 555 5 555 5  0 0  8  0  7  
   5 555 5 555 5                                              
|   ...   ...      ...   ...      ...   ...    . .     .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
   9             15             14                   5     4  
   7             13             12              0 0  3  0  2  
                                                              
                                               . .     .

 RIFF 3 CHORUS x2

                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                      7   6           
   3 2              3 2              3 2              5   4   8   7   
       3 2 5 3 2 0      3 2 5 3 2 0      3 2 5 3 2 0          6   5   
  . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .   . . . . . . . .

 RIFF 1 VERSE x2
 RIFF 2 BRIDGE x2
 RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
 FILL 1


                   
                   
                   
   5   4           
   3   2   5   4   
           3   2   

 FILL 2 x4


                   
                   
                   
                   
   2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  . . . . . . . .

 RIFF 4 INTERLUDE x2
|KING

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
               4            4 3                              5  10  
   2     5     2            2 1     2     5     3            3   8  
   0 0 0 3 0 0          0 0         0 0 0 3 0 0 1        0 0   0    
|   . .   . .          . .            . .   . .          . .   .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                            15b 15\ 
                                                            18b 18\ 
                                                                    
               4            4 3                                     
   2     5     2            2 1     2     5     3                   
   0 0 0 3 0 0          0 0         0 0 0 3 0 0 1                   
    . .   . .          . .            . .   . .

|KING

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
               4            4 3                              5  10  
   2     5     2            2 1     2     5     3            3   8  
   0 0 0 3 0 0          0 0         0 0 0 3 0 0 1        0 0   0    
|   . .   . .          . .            . .   . .          . .   .
|
|HANNEMAN                    A.H.

                                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
               4            4                                       
   2     5     2            2 1b^   2     5     3                   
   0 0 0 3 0 0          0 0         0 0 0 3 0 0 1        x\\\\\\\\  
    . .   . .          . .            . .   . .

 SOLO 1 HANNEMAN    BAR        BAR       BAR

   15\/\/\/\\                                      
   18\/\/\/\\           23//\/\/\\/\\/\\/\\//\//\  
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
               0\\\\                               

  BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\  N.H. BAR

                                                                        
                                                                        
   0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0  5///\/\/\/\//\\\  
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

  BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\  BAR    N.H. BAR

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
   0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0 0\\\\   7\/\/\\\\ 
                                               

    BAR         BAR       BAR           BAR     N.H. BAR

               21//\/\/\ 22//\/\/\\                          
   21///\/\/\                         21//\/\\  5\\\\\\\\    
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             

 RIFF 4 x2 (KING PART) UNDER SOLO 1
 RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x1
|KING

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
      8  7                                 8  7                             
               8  7     8 10     8  7               8  7     8 10           
   0        0        0        0         0        0        0        0  8  7  
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                        4                                   
   2                                    2                                   
   0                                                                        

|KING

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
      8  7                                 8  7                             
               8  7     8 10     8  7               8  7     8 10           
   0        0        0        0         0        0        0        0  8  7  
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
   3                                                                        
   1                                    3                                   
                                        1                                   

|KING

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
      8  7                                 8  7                             
               8  7     8 10     8  7               8  7     8 10           
   0        0        0        0         0        0        0        0  8  7  
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                       10                                   
   4                                    8                                   
   2                                                                        

|KING

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
      8  7                                 8  7                             
               8  7     8 10     8  7               8  7     8 10           
   0        0        0        0         0        0        0        0  8  7  
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
  12                                                                        
  10                                    2                                   
                                        0                                   

 RIFF 5A INTERLUDE x2
|KING

                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
      8  7                                 8  7                             
               8  7     8 10     8  7               8  7     8 10           
   0        0        0        0         0        0        0        0  8  7  
| .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .
|
|HANNEMAN

                                                                            
     11 10                                11 10                             
              10  9    10 12    10  9              10  9    10 12           
                                                                     10  9  
                                                                            
   0        0        0        0         0        0        0        0        
  .        .        .        .          .        .        .        .

 SOLO 2 KING

                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                        5   5 7 5 7 7fb^^^r  
                 5                          5   5 7 5 7   7                  
   7b^^  5 7b^^    7b^^  5 7b^^     5 7 5 7   7                              
                                  7                                          


                                                                           
   20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


                                                                           
   20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


   19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


   22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


   15fb^  15b^^  18 16 15        15b^^  15 16 18 16 15 
   18fb^  18b^^           18 17  18b^^                 
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       
                                                       


                                                         
   18 17 15 18 17 15                                     
                     18 16 15 18 16 15                   
                                       17 15 14 12b\\\\  
                                                         
                                                         


                                                                          
                                                                 12 14 15 
                             12 13 15                   12 13 15          
                    11 12 14                   11 12 14                   
           10 11 13                   10 11 13                            
   9 10 12                                                                


                                                
   17 12h15 19 12h15 17 12h15 19 12h15 17 12h15 
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                


                                                
   19 12h15 17 12h15 19 12h15 /17fb^  17b^^^    
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                

 RIFF 1B x4 UNDER SOLO 2

                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                          5       4   
               8 7              8 7              8 7      3       2   
   0 000 0 000 6 5  0 000 0 000 6 5  0 000 0 000 6 5  0 0       0     
    ...   ...         ...   ...         ...   ...       . .       .

 SOLO 3 HANNEMAN

   0 12 0 12 13 15 13 12 13 12    0 12 0 12 13 15 13 12 13 12    
                               15                             15 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 


   0 12 0 12 13 15 13 12                                            
                         15 14 12 15 14 12                          
                                            15 13 12 15 13 12       
                                                              14b^^ 
                                                                    
                                                                    


                                                                      
                                                                      
   /15fb^ 15b^  18fb^ 18fb^  16fb^ 16b^        9 12 10 9 10 9         
                                          9 12                12 9b^  
                                                                      
                                                                      


                                                                           
   19 12h15 19 12h15 19 12h15 19 12h15 19 12h15 19 12h15 19 12h15 19 12h15 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


                                                                           
   20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


                                                                           
   19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
   T        T        T        T        T        T        T        T


                      
   /13 12             
          12 11\\\    
                      
                      
                      


   2 3 5 3 2                                                 
             5 3 2 5 3 2                                     
                         5 3 2 3b^ 3b^  5 3 2                
                                              3 2 3b^ 2h3b^  
                                                             
                                                             


                                                          
                                                          
                 9 10 12 9 10 12 9/12fb^^^^^^^^^^r\\\\    
   8 9 11 8 9 11                                          
                                                          
                                                          

 RIFF 6 x2 UNDER SOLO 3

                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
   9             12             11                   5     4  
   7             10              9                   3     2  
                                                              


                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                     5     4  
   2              5              4                   3     2  
   0              3              2                            

 RIFF 1A INTRO x2
 RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
 FILL 1

 FILL 3


                   
                   
                   
   7   6           
   5   4   8   7   
           6   5   

 FILL 1

 FILL 4 END


            
            
            
            
   2        
   0        
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4/5		4/5
4/5	8	4/5	8 10
0 000 0 000	0 000 0 000 6	0 000 0 000	0 0 6 0 8



4 4 3	5 10
2 5 2 2 1	2 5 3 3 8
0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
	15b 15\
	18b 18\

4 4 3
2 5 2 2 1	2 5 3
0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 3 0 0 1


	5 5 7 5 7 7fb^^^r
5	5 5 7 5 7 7
7b^^ 5 7b^^ 7b^^ 5 7b^^	5 7 5 7 7
	7



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8 7	8 7	8 7	3 2
0 000 0 000 6 5	0 000 0 000 6 5	0 000 0 000 6 5	0 0 0