Band: Cannibal Corpse
Album: Tomb of the Mutilated
Song: Hammer Smashed Face
Transcribed By: The Great Southern Trendkill
Email: fromadyingfetus@aol.com
Riff 1 Riff 1a Riff 2
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|----------------| |----------------------| |------------------|
|----------------| |----------------------| |---------555-444--|
|----------------| |----------------------| |------------------|
|-0--0--0---6\---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6\-| |-000-222----------|
Bass Solo
~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|
|-------3---------|
|-2---2---3---3---|
|---0-------1---0-|
Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff 5
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|----4-----------| |----------------| |------------------|
|----------------| |----3-----------| |------------------|
|2-----2-3-------| |-2----2-3-------| |--------1---------|
|----------2-0-1-| |----------2-0-1-| |-2-3-2-----0------|
Fill 6
~~~~~~
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|--3-2-0--|
Riff 7 - The main chorus bit, and the one that people recognise!
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|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-2h5p2--1h4p1-------0--------|------------------------------|
|---------------2-2-----2-1---|--3h6p3-2h5p2-------1---------|
|---------------------------3-|---------------3-3-----3-2-0--|
Riff 8 - the second chorus riff
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cannibal_corpse/hammer_smashed_face_btab_ver_3.html ]
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--2h5p2--1h4p1---------1-----|
|----------------2h3p2-----0--|
Riff 9 Riff 10
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|-------------------------| |-----------------|
|-------------5-5-5-------| |-----------------|
|-------------------4-4-4-| |-----------------|
|-0-0-0-2-2-2-------------| |-0-0--2---0-0--2-|
PM--+ PM--+
Riff 11 - The slow grinding one
~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------|
|----------43434343-------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--0-0-0---------------1-1--7\--|
And here's how to put it all together...
The introduction
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Riff 1, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Then for the last few bars, pick the open E string fast with palm muting.
The bass solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The verse
~~~~~~~~~
Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 4, played 4 times
Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 5, played 8 times
Chorus
~~~~~~
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice
Riff 8, played 4 times
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice.
The rest of it
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Riff 5, played 8 times
Riff 1, played 3 times
Play this 4 times: Riff 9, played 3 times then Riff 10 once.
Riff 4, 4 times
Riff 3, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times
Chorus, as above
Riff 5, 8 times
Riff 1, 3 times.
Riff 11, 12 times.
Then come the two chorus riffs, 7 and 8, but with drastically altered timing.
Listen to the recording, and you should see what I mean.
Riff 8, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times
Riff 1, 3 times
Then an abrupt finish on E5.
