Slayer – Crypts Of Eternity (Guitar Tab)

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From their '85 album 'Hell Awaits' Tabbed by: Jason Mathie [email protected] Great song off this dark album. Comments: I will only show the necessary strings throughout this tab. Guitars are tuned to Eb. On this album, opposite to all the others, King is the LeftGtr and Hanneman is the RightGtr. Tempo: 110 bpm
Riff A1
Db|4---------5------7---------5------|4---------5------7------9------|
Ab|----/=3=\------------/=3=\--------|----/=3=\----------------------|
Eb|----0-0-0----0-0-----0-0-0----0-0-|----0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|
P.M    . . .    . .     . . .    . .      . . .    . .    . .    . .
LeftGtr plays Riff A1 2x (with a flanger effect)
Riff A2
Db|4-------5-------7-------5-------|4-------5-------7-------9-------|
Ab|4-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-7-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-|4-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-7-/=3=\-9-/=3=\-|
Eb|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
P.M  . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .    . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .
Play Riff A2 2x
Db|2-------3-------5-------3-------|
Ab|2-/=3=\-3-/=3=\-5-/=3=\-3-/=3=\-|
Eb|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
P.M  . . .   . . .   . . .   . . .
LeftGtr plays Riff A2 4x while RightGtr solos LeftGtr plays Riff A1 2x while RightGtr solos
Riff C
Db|2-----2-2-------1-----1-1---5-4-|
Ab|2-----2-2---3---1-----1-1---5-4-|
Eb|------------3-------------------|
Slower .. 75 bpm LeftGtr plays Riff C 4x while RightGtr solos, with a crazy delay effect -probably about 75 0.000000eedback and ~1 sec delay As the echoes die out, RightGtr plays the following: /== play 4x======\ Eb|0-000-000-000-00| P.M. ... ... ... ..
Then play:
Fast - 200 bpm
Db|--LeftGtr-------|------------6---|----------------|------------4---|
Ab|----------------|------------4---|2---------------|------------2---|
Eb|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|

  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|--LeftGtr-------|------------6---|----------------|------------1---|
Ab|2---------------|------------4---|2---------------|------------1---|
Eb|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|

  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|----9-------8---|----7-------6---|----9-------8---|----7-----------|
Ab|2---7-------6---|----5-------4---|----7-------6---|----5-------9---|
Eb|0-------0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-7---|

P.M        . .     |. .     . .     |. .     . .     |. .     . .     |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|----9-------8---|----7-------6---|----9-------8---|----7-------8---|
Ab|2---7-------6---|----5-------4---|----7-------6---|----5-------6---|
Eb|0-------0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-6---|

P.M        . .     |. .     . .     |. .     . .     |. .     . .     |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Riff D1
Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..
Play Riff D1 with lyrics: Devious to those unknown He walks below the land Luring victims to their death Perish to the sand
Riff D2
Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|----------------|------------6---|----------------|3:-------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|4:-----6h8-----|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|---0-00----0-00|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..        . ..    . ..
Play Riff D2 with lyrics: Master of the blackened arts Living his decree Thrives amongst the seven gates Searching for the keys
Riff E
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|----8-------7---|----6-------5---|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|----6-------5---|----4-------3---|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-----|
P.M                                  . .     . .      . .     . .
Play Riff E 3x with lyrics: I have seen the darkened depths of hell Sorcery beyond the witch's spell Robbed the crypts of death's eternity
Then play:
   Killed the priest and cursed him endlessly
Gb|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|9-p8\\6-7-----------------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|\==3==/---------7---6-----------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|------------------------8///9---|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|--------------------------------|

  |                |                |                                |
Gb|--RightGtr------|----------------|--------------------------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|--------------------------------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|6h7-----5h6-----4h5-----3h4-----|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|--------------------------------|

Db|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
Eb|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|

P.M.       .       |.       .       |.       .       |.       .       |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|----9-------8---|----7-------8---|
Ab|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2---7-------6---|----5-------6---|
Eb|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-0-----0-0-----|0-0-----0-0-6---|

P.M.       .       |.       .       |. .     . .     |. .     . .     |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..
Play Riff D1 2x, with lyrics 2nd time: Chants of evil incantation Fill the murky night Free the devil's knights of hell Unleash their growing spite Play Riff D2 with lyrics: Directing power forcibly The fire of hell is cast Resurrect from crypts of death A demon from the past Play E 3x with lyrics: I have seen the darkened depths... (same as before)
Then play:
  Killed the priest and cursed him endlessly
Gb|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|

  |                |                |
Gb|--RightGtr------|----------------|
Db|8---------------|4------/7-------|
Ab|6---------------|2------/5-------|
Eb|6---------------|2------/5-------|

   /== play 4x =========================\
Db||*-LeftGtr---------|----------------*||
Ab||*---6-5---5-3---6-|--6-5---3-------*||
Eb||--3-----6---------|3-----6---6-5-4--||

  ||                  |                 ||
Db||*--------RightGtr-|5---------------*||
Ab||*-5---------------|5-------------6-*||
Eb||--3---------------|3-------------4--||
P.M   .                              .

   /== play 3x =========================\
Db||*-----------------|----------------*||----------------|7:----------|
Ab||*---6-5---5-3---6-|--6-5---3-------*||--6-5---3-------|8:----------|
Eb||--3-----6---------|3-----6---6-5-4--||3-----6---6-5-4-|---3--------|

Tempo: 155 bpm
Db|--LGtr------3---|----------------|------------3---|----------------|
Ab|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|
Eb|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|

P.M    .     .     |                |    .     .     |. . . . . . . . |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RGtr------3---|--4-3---3-2---2-|------------3---|----------------|
Ab|2-----3-----1---|5-----4-----3---|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|
Eb|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|
P.M    .     .                           .     .      . . . . . . . .

   /===== play 2x ========================================================
Gb||----LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--6-5---5-4---4-|
Db||*-------------3---|----------------|------------3---|7-----6-----5---|
Ab||*-2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|2-----3-----1---|----------------|
Eb||--0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|

P.M       .     .     |                |    .     .     |                |
  ||                  |                |                |                |
Gb||----RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--1110--109---9-|
Db||*-------------3---|--4-3---3-2---2-|------------3---|12----11----10--|
Ab||*-2-----3-----1---|5-----4-----3---|2-----3-----1---|----------------|
Eb||--0---0-1---0-----|----------------|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|
P.M       .     .                           .     .

  =====================================================================
Gb|--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--6-5---5-4---4-|
Db|------------3---|----------------|------------3---|7-----6-----5---|
Ab|2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|2-----3-----1---|----------------|
Eb|0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|

P.M    .     .     |                |    .     .     |                |
  |                |                |                |                |
Gb|--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|--1110--109---9-|
Db|------------3---|--4-3---3-2---2-|------------3---|12----11----10--|
Ab|2-----3-----1---|5-----4-----3---|2-----3-----1---|----------------|
Eb|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|0---0-1---0-----|----------------|
P.M    .     .                           .     .

  ===== play 2x ====\
Gb|--1110--109---9--||----------------|----------------|
Db|12----11----10--*||------------3---|----------------|
Ab|----------------*||2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|
Eb|-LGtr------------||0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|

P.M                 ||    .     .     |. . . . . . . . |
  |                 ||                |                |
Eb|--1413--1312--12-||----------------|----------------|
Bb|15----14----13---||----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------*||----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------*||------------3---|----------------|
Ab|-----------------||2-----3-----1---|--4-3---3-2---2-|
Eb|-RGtr------------||0---0-1---0-----|5-----4-----3---|
P.M                       .     .      . . . . . . . .

Riff F1
   /==3==\  /==3==\  /==3==\/==3==\
Db|5-----5--6-----6------------------|
Ab|3-----3--4-----4------------------|
Eb|---3--------4-----0--00000--0--0--|
P.M                  .  .....  .  .
Tempo:120 bpm Play Riff F1 8x
Riff F2
   /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\  /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\
Db|5---5-6---6-9-----------|8-----------7-----------|
Ab|3---3-4---4-7-----------|6-----------5-----------|
Eb|--3-----4-----0-0-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
P.M              . . . . .    . . . . .   . . . . .
LeftGtr plays Riff F2 4x while RightGtr solos with that crazy delay Then RightGtr plays Riff F2 4x while LeftGtr solos w/delay
Play:
   /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\  /=3=\ /==3==\/==3==\/==3==\
Db|5---5-6---6-7---5-8---8-|9---9-10--10-11--11-12--12-|
Ab|3---3-4---4-5---7-6---6-|7---7-8---8--9---9--10--10-|
Eb|--3-----4-----5-----6---|--7-----8------9------10---|

Riff G                      /=3=\ /=3=\
Gb|10\\----10\\----|10\\----6---6-7---7-|
Db|8-\\----8-\\----|8-\\----4---4-5---5-|
Ab|8-\\----8-\\----|8-\\------4-----5---|
Eb|----------------|--------------------|
Play Riff G 4x with lyrics: Cringe .. with .. fear Violate the unbroken Seal .. of .. Hell Death will come searching for Your .. mere .. soul Still you are eager to Seek .. your .. fate All that lie here are
Play:
  Remains <scream>
Gb|--LeftGtr-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|4---------5------7---------5------|4---------5------7------9------|
Ab|----/=3=\------------/=3=\--------|----/=3=\----------------------|
Eb|----0-0-0----0-0-----0-0-0----0-0-|----0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|

P.M    . . .    . .     . . .    . . |    . . .    . .    . .    . . |
Ab|2-RightGtr------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|0---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

  of death
Gb|--LeftGtr-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|4---------5------7---------5------|4---------5------7------9------|
Ab|----/=3=\------------/=3=\--------|----/=3=\----------------------|
Eb|----0-0-0----0-0-----0-0-0----0-0-|----0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-|

P.M    . . .    . .     . . .    . . |    . . .    . .    . .    . . |
Ab|2-RightGtr------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|0---------w/small-whammy-dives----|-------------------------------|
Play Riff A2 2x
Then play:
fast - back to 200 bpm
Db|--LGtr--------rest---------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|
Eb|----------------|----------------|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|

  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|
Eb|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|

Gb|--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|
Eb|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|

  |                |                |                |                |
Gb|--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|------7---7-7tr8|
Db|----------------|----------------|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|
Ab|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|----------------|----------------|
Eb|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|----------------|----------------|

Bb|--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|------8---8-8tr9|
Gb|----------------|----------------|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|----------------|----------------|
Eb|5-5-6-5-5-8-5-5-|6-5-5---5-------|----------------|----------------|

  |                |                |                |                |
Bb|--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Gb|----------------|------7---7-7tr8|----------------|------7---7-7tr8|
Db|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Eb|--LGtr----------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Bb|----------------|------8---8-8tr9|----------------|------8---8-8tr9|
Gb|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|
Db|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  |                |                |                |                |
Eb|--RGtr----------|----------------|----------------|------8---8-8tr9|
Bb|----------------|----------------|8-8-9-8-8-118-8-|9-8-8---8-------|
Gb|----------------|------7---7-7tr8|----------------|----------------|
Db|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Eb|--LGtr----------|----------------|
Bb|----------------|------8---8-8tr9|
Gb|7-7-8-7-7-107-7-|8-7-7---7-------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|

  |                |                |
Eb|--RGtr----------|------8---8-8tr9|
Bb|8-8-9-8-8-118-8-|9-8-8---8-------|
Gb|----------------|----------------|
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|----------------|
Eb|----------------|----------------|

   /=== play 2x =========================\
Eb||-10101010-11101010-10101310-10101010-||
Bb||-------------------------------------||
Gb||*-----------------------------------*||
Db||*-----------------------------------*||
Ab||-------------------------------------||
Eb||--LGtr-------------------------------||

  ||                                     ||
Eb||-------------------------------------||
Bb||-8-8-8-8--9-8-8-8--8-8-118--8-8-8-8--||
Gb||*-----------------------------------*||
Db||*-----------------------------------*||
Ab||-------------------------------------||
Eb||--RGtr-------------------------------||

Eb|13-11-10-11p10----------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|\==3==/--------11\10--11tr12--|10--11--------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|--------11--10--12--------------|
Db|------------------------------|--------------------12----------|
Ab|------------------------------|------------------------12------|
Eb|--LGtr------------------------|--------------------------------|

  |                              |   slow down in this measure    |
Eb|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|11-9--8--9-p8-----------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|\==3==/--------8\\7---8tr9----|7---8---------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|--------9---8---10--------------|
Ab|------------------------------|--------------------10----------|
Eb|--RGtr------------------------|------------------------10------|

Riff H
Db|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----------------|------5---5-5tr6|
Eb|5555655555855555|65555---5-------|
Play Riff H 4x with lyrics: Grinding bones, screaming skulls Broken by the lapse of time Decay to powder, ashes to dust Diminishing, disintegrating Man's souls and mind Then LeftGtr plays the following while RightGtr solos: /== play 4x =====\ Ab|----------------| Eb|7777777777777777| Play Riff H 2x with lyrics: Empty space tracks throughout I make my claim RightGtr plays the following while LeftGtr solos: /== play 4x =====\ Ab|4444444444444444| Eb|----------------| Play Riff H 2x with lyrics: Disease engulfs, covers the world My kingdom, my domain
Riff I
Db|----9-------8---|----7-------6---|
Ab|----7-------6---|----5-------4---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..
Play Riff I 4x
Play:
Db|--LeftGtr-------|------------6---|----------------|------------4---|
Ab|2---------------|------------4---|2---------------|------------2---|
Eb|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|

P.M.               |                |.               |                |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|----------------|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----9---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-007---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|--LeftGtr-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Ab|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|2-------2-------|
Eb|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|

P.M.       .       |.       .       |.       .       |.       .       |
  |                |                |                |                |
Db|--RightGtr------|------------6---|----------------|------------8---|
Ab|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----4---|----8h10----7h9-|----6h8-----6---|
Eb|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-00----|0-00----0-006---|
P.M. ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..     . ..    . ..

Db|2"-----------||
Ab|2"-----------||  End with lots of tremolo picking.
Eb|0"-----------||
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