This tab file was downloaded from THE ABYSS - the complete Slayer site http://www.slaytanic.com/ ********************************************************************** From: jamesj@svpal.org Slayer-Raining Blood Tune Down 1/2 step +=Artificial Harmonic 6=Eb 3=Gb P.M.=Palm Mute 5=Ab 2=Bb %=Repeat Previous 4=Db 1=Eb h=Hammer-On p= Pull-Off Intro Drums w/Thunder and Rain effects ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| Fast Rock Riff A (guitars 1&2)------------------- P.M====| Play 2 times ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------8-9-8------8-7-------7-6-----------------------|| ||-------7----------9---------8----------------------------|| ||0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|| W/Riff A (2 times) GTR II P.M.===| + + ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------8-9-8------8-7-----7-6-------------------------|| ||-------7----------9--------8-----------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|| Both Guitars P.M.======================================================= ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||O--------------------------------------------------------|| ||O--------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-000---------|| P.M.=======| (play 4 times) ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------------------O|| ||----------------3---2-----------------------------------O|| ||------------4-----------3---2----------------------------|| ||-0--2---4------------------------------------------------|| (1) P.M.============================== ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------%-----------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|------------------------|| ||5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-|------------------------|| Double Time Feel (cont).. PM========================================================= ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6|| .. P.M ===========| P.M.================================(cont)... ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------3-----------------------------------------|| ||---------------1-----------------------------------------|| ||4-3-0-5-3-2-0----0-3-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-----|| P.M.=============| (Play 2 times) ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------5------------8-----------------------|| ||5-3-2-0-6-4-3-0-----3------------6-----------------------|| -(1)- (2) Not sure on this next part, goes something like this (Trapped in purgatory.........) P.M.===================| P.M.=====| (Play 8 times) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------9---8--------------7--------|| ||-----------------------7------9---8----------7---7--------|| ||-----------------------7------7---6----------7---5--------|| ||000000000000000000000--5------------00000000-5------------|| -(2)- (play 4 times, 3rd time with lyrics (pierced from below) P.M.====| +P.M.==| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------888888888888--------|| ||----------------------------------8-7-888888888888--7--7--|| ||--------7h10 p 8-7-8-------7---10-----666666666666--7--7--|| ||0-0-0-0--------------0-0-0--------------------------5--5--|| With Riff A (4 times, 3rd with Lyrics (awaiting........) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------10-11-10------10-9-----9-8------------------------|| ||------9------------11--------10---------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0-0-0-----------------------------------------------------|| Rhythm Fig 1 (Play 2 times, 2nd with drums) ||--------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------|| ||2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2|| ||0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0|| With Pick Slide (2nd) With Pick Slide (2nd) With Rhy Fig 1 (12 Times) PM PM PM PM ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-----------9----------8------------7----------------------|| ||----7--10-------7--10--------7--10--------7-10-9----------|| ||-0------------0-----------0------------0------------------|| (3) With Lyrics (Raining Blood...) (Play 4 times) P.M.=| ====| ====| ====| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||------5---9-------5---8-------5--7-------5-4|| ||-0--0-3---7--0--0-3---6--0--0-3--5--0--0-3-2|| -(3)- ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000|| (4) With Wild soloing........ =) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0000000077777777776666666666333333444444444477777777778888|| -(4)- Modifications by: rek666@juno.com The original author had a pretty good idea of how this song is, But some of the parts are WAY off. So I have modified in what I think is correct. I have marked in the new riffs with numbers, so you can substitue these instead if you like. Slayer-Raining Blood Tune Down 1/2 step +=Artificial Harmonic 6=Eb 3=Gb P.M.=Palm Mute 5=Ab 2=Bb %=Repeat Previous 4=Db 1=Eb h=Hammer-On p= Pull-Off (1) (cont).. P.M.======================================================= ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2|| Double Time Feel (cont).. P.M.================ P.M.======== P.M.=========== ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------5/8----------------|| ||5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-3-2-0-6-2-2-2-5-3-2-3/6-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2|| .. P.M================= P.M.=======================(cont).. ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4-2-3-2-0-6-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-5-4-2-2-2-2-5-4|| .. P.M. (Play 2 times) ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------------------------|| ||--5/8----------------------------------------------------|| ||2-3/6----------------------------------------------------|| (2) + (Trapped in purgatory.........) P.M.===================| P.M.===| (Play 8 times) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||-------------2-1------------------------------------------|| ||-----------3-----------4/8--------------------------------|| ||00000000-2-------00000-2/5--------------------------------|| (3) With Lyrics (Raining Blood...) (Play 4 times) P.M.=| ====| ====| ====| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------------------|| ||--------2--------1---------------5-2--------|| ||-0--0-3---0--0-3---0--0-3-5-0--0-3-4--------|| (4) Riff B (With Noise) (Play 4 Times) ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||0000000011111111777777776666666633333333------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||44444444888888777777773333444444447777777788888877777777--|| (you better be thrashing, play Riff B a few more times gradually changing to a faster tempo) Lyrics Trapped in purgatory A lifeless object alive Awaiting reprisal Death will be their acquitance Sky is turning red Return to power draws near Fall into me the sky's crimson tears Abolish the rules made of stone Pierced from below, Sould of my trecherous past Betrayed by many now, ornaments dripping above Awaiting the hour of reprisal, your time slips away Raining blood >From a lacerated sky Bleeding its horror Creating my structure now I shall reign in blood.