Hacksaw Decapitation Chords & Tabs
Tuning: A# D# G# C# F# A# D#
Riff 1
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||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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||o-7"----4"----3"----7"----3"----2"----|-7"----4"----3"----2"----3"----4"----|
||-----7"----6"----5"----7"----5"----4"-|----7"----6"----5"----4"----4"----6"-|
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-7"----4"----3"----7"----3"----2"----|-7"----4"----3"----2"----3"----o||
----7"----6"----5"----7"----5"----4"-|----7"----6"----5"----4"----4"--||
[Riff 1b (x2)]
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||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
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||o-7---4---3---7---3---2---|-7---4---3---2---3---4----|
||----7---6---5---7---5---4-|---7---6---5---4---4---6--|
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-|-------------------------|---------------------o||
-|-------------------------|----------------------||
-|-------------------------|----------------------||
-|-7---4---3---7---3---2---|-7---4---3---2---3---o||
-|---7---6---5---7---5---4-|---7---6---5---4---4--||
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[Riff 2a (x2)]
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||o-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||------------5tr6-----------4tr5-|-----------5tr6-------------6"-5"--|
||--------5-8------------4-7------|-------5-8------5"-----------------|
||o-4"...----------3"...----------|-4"...-------------------4"--------|
||--------------------------------|-------------------3"-6"-----------|
. . . . . .
-|-------------------------------|------------------------------||
-|-------------------------------|-------------------------0---o||
-|-----------5tr6-----------4tr5-|-----------5tr6--------6---0--||
-|-------5-8------------4-7------|-------5-8------4----------4--||
-|-4"...----------3"...----------|-4"...----------3------------o||
-|-------------------------------|----------------2--2-3--------||
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Repeat Riff1
Repeat Riff2
Repear Riff3
Riff4
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|-9----10----14/----10-|
|-7----10--------------|
|-7----8-----12/----8--|
Riff5
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|---------------333--------5---8---5-----333-----------------------------|
|-5-0-6-0-3---------4-3--7---7---7---7-------4-3-7-4-0-6-0-3-0-5-0-6-0-3-|
|-----------770------------------------9---------------------------------|
... . . . .
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----333--------5---8---5------333-----------------|
|---------4-3--7---7---7---7--------4-3-7-4-0-6-0-3-|
|-770------------------------9----------------------|
... . . . .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----333--------5---8---5------333---------------------------------4-|
|---------4-3--7---7---7---7--------4-3-7-4-0-6-0-3-0-5-0-6-0-3-0-3---|
|-770------------------------9----------------------------------------|
... .. . .
Riff6
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|-------2-3-----4-------3-4-------3-4---------------4-|
|-----3-----2-3---3---4---------------3-4---------3---|
|-222---------------2-------1-3-2---------3-4-2h3-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------2-3-----4-------3-4-------3-4---------|
|-----3-----2-3---3---4---------------3-4-----|
|-222---------------2-------1-3-2---------3-4-|
Riff7
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|-5--5-5-5-5-5--7\8------------------4-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5--7\8------------------4-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--2-1--1-1-1-1-|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------1111-----------------1313---------------------------------|
|----1010------1010-------1111-------------------------4-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-99----------------99-88-----------1212------1111-----4-3--3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------------------------1111------99--2-1--1-1-1-1-|
. . . .
|--------------------------------|----------Guitar-2----------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7\8-----------------4-3--pause-|----55---------3344------55-|
|-7\8-----------------4-3--------|-22---------22------3344----|
|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-1--------|-------3322-----------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cannibal_corpse/hacksaw_decapitation_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|-4-3--3-3-3-3--7\8-----------------4-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-4-3--3-3-3-3--7\8-----------------4-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-2-1--1-1-1-1------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-1--1-1-1-1-|
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|---------1111-----------------1313-------------------|
|----1010------1010-------1111------------------------|
|-99----------------99-88-----------1212------1111----|
|----------------------------------------1111------99-|
Solo:
|-21h~-19-18-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------21--20h22h23h22-17h19h20h19h17----17-------------15-17-18h17h15-|
|-------------------------------------------20----20-17-19-20----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----15----------------------------------------------12-14-15-12-14-12-|
|-18----18-15-17-18~---15h16h15h13----15h16h15h13----------------------|
|--------------------------------(15)------------(15)------------------|
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|-----16---------17---------16---------19---------20--------(19)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(15)--(15)-(15)--(15)-(15)--(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------18-----------|
|-----------------------------17---------20---------17-----------------------|
|-141414141414-----------------------------------------(17)-(17)---(17)-(17)-|
|--------------------14-7-(16)--(16)-(16)--(16)-(16)-------------------------|
|--------------13-16---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------19--------------------24-------------|
|-21---------22----------21---------------------18---------------------22-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---(17)-(17)---(17)-(17)---(17)-(17)--(17)-(17)--(20)-(20)---(20)-(20)---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|18-20-21h20h18----19-21-22-20-22-23-21-23-24h23h21-------------------20-23-24|
|---------------20----------------------------------23-22-17-20-22-23---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Whammy Bar====\\
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|20-23-24"h...23-20----------------20-23-24"h...---------------20-23-24h20-24~~|
|-------------------24-23-20-23-24--------------24-23-20-23-24-----------------|
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Riff8 (solo rhythm)
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-3-|
|-------------------5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1---------------------|
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|-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-----------------1-0-|
|-----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
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|-------------------------------------3-----------------------|
|-----------------6-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------6-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------3---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------6-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---6-|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-2-----------------1-0-----------------|
|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
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Repeat Riff1
Repeat Riff3
Ending...
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|---------7-6----|
|-3------------7-|
|---0-3-5------5-|
|--------------5-|
End.
Tab Legend
. - palm mute
\ - slide down to
/ - slide up to
h - hammer on
t - tap
ph - pinched harmonic
^ - Hold bend
r release bend
~ - vibrato bend
() - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note
b - Bend
f - full bend
h - half bend
q - quarter bend
^ - Hold bend
r - release bend