SLAYER - ALTAR OF SACRIFICE
(Reign In Blood, 1986)
Key
= after note = vibrato
^ after note = heavy vibrato
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
+ = tap
h = hammer
p = pull
n = natural harmonic
s = pinching harmonic (squeal)
* = tremolo pick
t = trill
b = bend
|-3-| = triplet
n number above the tab = play the first part then the first finishing part
play the first part a second time and then play the second finishing part
etc.
Tune Down 1/2 Step
Riff 1
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------
Gb -----------------------------------------
Db -4-4-4-4---4---4-4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4-4-
Ab -4-4-4-4---4---4-4-4-4---4---4---4-4-4-4-
Eb -2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---2---2---2-2-2-2-
Riff 2A
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db -4-------4-5---------------3-----4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-5---------------3-------------4-5-----
Ab -----------------4-------4-----------------------4-------4-2---------------------4-------4-------4---------------
Eb ---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----5-3---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-
Eb -----------------
Bb -----------------
Gb -----------------
Db -----------------
Ab -4-------4-2-----
Eb ---2-2-2-----5-3-
Riff 2
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db -4-------4-5---------------3-----4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-5---------------3-----4-------4-5-----
Ab -----------------4-------4-----------------------4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-----------------------
Eb ---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-
Eb -----------------
Bb -----------------
Gb -----------------
Db -----------------
Ab -4-------4-2-----
Eb ---2-2-2-----5-3-
Riff 2B
Eb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db -4-------4-5---------------3-----4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-5---------------3-----4-4-4-4--4-
Ab -----------------4-------4-----------------------4-------4-2---------------------4-------4-------4-4-4-4--4-
Eb ---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----5-3---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2--2-
Riff 2C
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db -4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-5---------------3-----4-------4-5-----
Ab -----------------4-------4-2---------------------4-------4-5---------------------4-------4-----------------------
Eb ---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----5-3---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-
Eb -----------------
Bb -----------------
Gb -----------------
Db -------------5-0-
Ab -4-------4-5-----
Eb ---2-2-2---------
Riff 3
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Db -----------------3------------------4------------------6------------------5--
Ab -----------------3------------------4------------------6------------------5--
Eb -33-33-33-33-4-3----33-33-33-33-4-3----33-33-33-33-4-3----33-33-33-33-4-3----
Riff 4
Eb ---------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------
Gb ---------------------------------
Db -2----9-8----8-7----10-9---------
Ab -2----9-8----8-7----10-9--8h10-8-
Eb -0--0-7-6--0-6-5--0-8 -7---------
Riff 4A
Eb ----------------------------------------------------
Bb ----------------------------------------------------
Gb ----------------------------------------------------
Db -2----9-8----8-7----10-9---------10--------9--------
Ab -2----9-8----8-7----10-9--8h10-8-10--------9--------
Eb -0--0-7-6--0-6-5--0-8 -7---------8 --------7--------
Riff 5
Eb ---------------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------
Gb ---------------------------------------------
Db ---------------------------------------------
Ab -------------8----------6--------------------
Eb -55-55-55-55---55-55-55---55-55-55-55-55-8-5-
Riff 5A
Eb ---------------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------
Gb ---------------------------------------------
Db -------------6----------4--------------------
Ab -33-33-33-33---33-33-33---33-33-33-33-33-6-3-
Eb ---------------------------------------------
Riff 6
Eb -----------------
Bb -----------------
Gb -----------------
Db -----------------
Ab -------1-0-----2-
Eb -2-0-2-----2-3---
Riff 7
Eb ---------------------------------------------
Bb ---------------------------------------------
Gb ---------------------------------------------
Db -----------------------------------8-7---8---
Ab -----------------------------------8-7---8---
Eb -1-0-0-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-6-5---6---
Riff 7A
Eb -------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------------------------------------
Db -------------------------------------------------
Ab ---------------------------------------2-1-0-----
Eb -1-0-0-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-0-0-------2-1-
Riff 8
Eb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------------5-------------------------------------------------5-------------------
Db -5-----------5-----------5-----------2-----------5-------------5-----------5-----------5---8---
Ab -5-----------5-----------3-----------2-----------5-------------5-----------3-----------5---8---
Eb -3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-3---6---
Riff 9
Eb -------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------
Gb -------------------------------------------
Db -----------8-7---------6-------9-8---------
Ab -----------8-7---------6-------9-8---------
Eb -0-0-0-0-0-6-5---0-0-0-4---0-0-7-6---0-0-0-
Riff 9A
Eb ----------------------------------
Bb ----------------------------------
Gb ----------------------------------
Db ---------9-8-7---------6-----9--8-
Ab ---------9-8-7---------6-----9--8-
Eb -0-0-0-0-7-6-5---0-0-0-4--0--7--6-
Order
Riff 1 x 1
Riff 2A x 1
Riff 2 x 1
Riff 3 x 2
Riff 2B x 1
Riff 2C x 1
Riff 4 x 3
Riff 4A x 1
Solo over Riff 5 x 4
solo over Riff 5A x 4
Riff 4 x 4
Riff 6 x 4
Riff 7 x 2
Riff 7A x 4
Riff 8 x 1
Riff 7 x 2
Riff 7A x 4
Riff 8 x 2
Riff 9 x 4
Riff 9A x 1
Tabbed by Radiohater 2002
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