DIE BY THE SWORD
By SLAYER
(Music & Lyrics: Hanneman)
As Performed On SHOW NO MERCY 1983
METAL BLADE Records
RIFF 1A INTRO x2
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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 |
... ... ... ... ... ... . . .
RIFF 1 VERSE x2
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| 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
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| 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 |
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|HANNEMAN
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| 9 15 14 5 4 |
| 7 13 12 0 0 3 0 2 |
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RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
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| | | | 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 |
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RIFF 1 VERSE x2
RIFF 2 BRIDGE x2
RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
FILL 1
FILL 2 x4
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| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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RIFF 4 INTERLUDE x2
|KING
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| 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 |
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|HANNEMAN
| | 15b 15\ |
| | 18b 18\ |
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| 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 |
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|KING
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| 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 |
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|HANNEMAN A.H.
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| 2 5 2 2 1b^ | 2 5 3 |
| 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 x\\\\\\\\ |
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SOLO 1 HANNEMAN
BAR BAR BAR
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| 18\/\/\/\\ 23//\/\/\\/\\/\\/\\//\//\ |
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BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ N.H. BAR
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| 0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0h9p7p6p0 5///\/\/\/\//\\\ |
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BAR/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ BAR N.H. BAR
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| 0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0h4p2p0 0\\\\ 7\/\/\\\\ |
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BAR BAR BAR BAR N.H. BAR
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| 21///\/\/\ | 21//\/\\ 5\\\\\\\\ |
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RIFF 4 x2 (KING PART) UNDER SOLO 1
RIFF 5 INTERLUDE x1
|KING
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| 8 7 | 8 7 |
| 8 7 8 10 8 7 | 8 7 8 10 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 8 7 |
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|HANNEMAN
|KING
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| 8 7 | 8 7 |
| 8 7 8 10 8 7 | 8 7 8 10 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 8 7 |
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|HANNEMAN
|KING
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| 8 7 | 8 7 |
| 8 7 8 10 8 7 | 8 7 8 10 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 8 7 |
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|HANNEMAN
|KING
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| 8 7 | 8 7 |
| 8 7 8 10 8 7 | 8 7 8 10 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 8 7 |
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|HANNEMAN
RIFF 5A INTERLUDE x2
|KING
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| 8 7 | 8 7 |
| 8 7 8 10 8 7 | 8 7 8 10 |
| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 8 7 |
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|HANNEMAN
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| 11 10 | 11 10 |
| 10 9 10 12 10 9 | 10 9 10 12 |
| | 10 9 |
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| 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 |
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SOLO 2 KING
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| | 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 |
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| 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 |
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T T T T T T T T
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| 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 20 12h15 |
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T T T T T T T T
| 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 19 15h18 |
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T T T T T T T T
| 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 22 15h18 |
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T T T T T T T T
| 15fb^ 15b^^ 18 16 15 15b^^ 15 16 18 16 15 |
| 18fb^ 18b^^ 18 17 18b^^ |
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| 18 17 15 18 17 15 |
| 18 16 15 18 16 15 |
| 17 15 14 12b\\\\ |
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| 12 14 15 |
| 12 13 15 12 13 15 |
| 11 12 14 11 12 14 |
| 10 11 13 10 11 13 |
| 9 10 12 |
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| 17 12h15 19 12h15 17 12h15 19 12h15 17 12h15 |
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| 19 12h15 17 12h15 19 12h15 /17fb^ 17b^^^ |
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RIFF 1B x4 UNDER SOLO 2
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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 |
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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 |
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| 0 12 0 12 13 15 13 12 |
| 15 14 12 15 14 12 |
| 15 13 12 15 13 12 |
| 14b^^ |
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| /15fb^ 15b^ 18fb^ 18fb^ 16fb^ 16b^ 9 12 10 9 10 9 |
| 9 12 12 9b^ |
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T T T T T T T T
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T T T T T T T T
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| 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 19 12h14 |
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T T T T T T T T
| 2 3 5 3 2 |
| 5 3 2 5 3 2 |
| 5 3 2 3b^ 3b^ 5 3 2 |
| 3 2 3b^ 2h3b^ |
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| 9 10 12 9 10 12 9/12fb^^^^^^^^^^r\\\\ |
| 8 9 11 8 9 11 |
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RIFF 6 x2 UNDER SOLO 3
RIFF 1A INTRO x2
RIFF 3 CHORUS x2
FILL 1
FILL 3
FILL 1
FILL 4 END
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