From: abx@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Andrew Birkett)
Okay, here is 'Hammer Smashed Face' by Cannibal Corpse. It's a
bit difficult to hear the guitar at some bits (!) so I'm not
claiming that it is perfect.
Please send any corrections to abx@dcs.ed.ac.uk.
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Hammer Smashed Face
by: Cannibal Corpse
album: Tomb of the Mutilated
Corrected by Vield 26 may 2001
Transcribed by Andrew Birkett 1994
Eddited by Don Schaberg 1997
Riff 1 1a Riff 2
|--------------| |----------------| |------------------|
|--------------| |----------------| |------------------|
|--------------| |----------------| |------------------|
|--------------| |----------------| |---------55554444-|
|-2--2--2---6\-| |-------------6\-| |------------------|
|-0--0--0---6\-| |-000-000-000-6\-| |-00002223---------|
. . .
Riff 2a 2b
|------------------|---|
|------------------|---|
|------------------|---|
|------------------|---|
|------------------|-2-|
|-0000000000000000-|-0-|
.
Bass solo
|-----------------|
|-------3---------|
|-2---2---3---3---|
|---0-------1---0-|
Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff 5
|-----------------| |----------------| |---------------|
|-----------------| |----------------| |--------a.h----|
|-----4-----------| |----------------| |---------3-----|
|-----------------| |----3-----------| |---------------|
|-2-----2-3-------| |-2----2-3-------| |-4-5-4-5-------|
|-----------2-0-1-| |----------2-0-1-| |-2/3\2/3-----0-|
. . . . . . . . .
Fill 6
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-5-4-2-|
|-3-2-0-|
. . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cannibal_corpse/hammer_smashed_face_tab_ver_5.html ]
Riff 7
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------7----------------------------3--------|
|-7h10p7--6h9p6--8-9--5--8-7-5---3h6p3-2h5p2--4-5--1--5-4-2-|
|----------------6-7-----6-5-3----------------2-3-----3-2-0-|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff 8
|-----------------------------|
|----------------------a.h----|
|-----------------------3-----|
|-----------------------------|
|-2h5p2--1h4p1--4-5-4-5-------|
|---------------2/3\2/3-----0-|
.
Riff 9 Riff 10
|------------------| |----------------------|
|------------------| |----------------------|
|------------------| |----------------------|
|---------55554444-| |----------------------|
|------------------| |------4/5---------4/5-|
|-00002223---------| |-0000-2/3---0000--2/3-|
Riff 11
|--------------------------------| the first 4 measures are with the
|--------------------------------| f#(2) on E and the next four are
|--------------------------------| played with the 4343ect. the final
|----------43434343--------------| four are played with the 2
|-2-2-2----------------------7\--| it's played 12 times total
|-0-0-0-2p3--------------1-1--7\-|
. . . . . . .
Riff 12
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7--------------------------------3-|
|-7777101010107777666699996666-8-9-5---333366663333222255552222-4-5-1-|
|------------------------------6-7------------------------------2-3---|
. . . . . .
Riff 13
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-|
|-222255552222111144441111-4-1-|
|--------------------------2---|
. .
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.
Riff 2a, played 3 times then riff 2b.
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.
Riff 12, 2 times
Riff 13, 4 times
Riff 12, 2 times
Riff 8, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times
Riff 1, once
Then an abrupt finish on E5.
