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Band: Cannibal Corpse
Album: Gallery of Suicide
Song: Headless
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning - Key of B FLAT
First of all, this was a weird one. Riff 6, on the right channel
could be a little off....so if you have a version you would like
to show me, feel Free.
Thanks go out to IAN (Cannibal Corpse) for giving me the proper
motivation to get out and work on this. Thanks a lot Bro!!!!!
Intro Riff
Left Channel
|------------------------------------------ -------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------ -------------------------------|
|-----------------------7777--------------- ----------------7777-----------|
|-----88888888----88--------------66666666- -------------------------------|
|5555----------55----55------5555---------- -5555-8888-5555------55-888888-|
|------------------------------------------ -------------------------------|
------------------------------- ------------------|
------------------------------- ------------------|
------------------------------- ----------5//--8--|
----------------7777----------- ------------------|
-5555-8888-5555------5555-8888- -6-5-4-3--3//--6--|
------------------------------- ------------------|
. . . .
Intro Riff
Right Channel
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------12-12-12-12-|
|------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------|
-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-------------10-10-110-10-10-10-10-10-- ----------------|
-------------------------12-12-12-12--------------------------- 8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-|
--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------10-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-99-9-10-10-10-10---------------------|
-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11------------------------------11-11-11-11-8-8-8-8-|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------- ------------------|
----------------------------- ------------------|
----------------------------- ----------7/---11-|
-9-9-9-9--------------------- ------------------|
---------8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11- -8-7-6-5--5/----8-|
----------------------------- ------------------|
. . . .
Riff 1
Both Guitars
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------*----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------ph--------------------ph--------------------ph--------------------ph-|
|-----2-4~------------------2-4~--6666------------2-4~------------------2-4~-|
|333--0-----3333-5555-2222--0----------5555-2222--0-----3333-5555-2222--0----|
... . .... .... .... . .... .... . .... .... .... .
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------ph---------------------pph---------------------ph-|
-6666------------2--4~------------------2--44~--6666------------2--4~-|
------5555-2222--0------3333-5555-2222--0------------5555-2222--0-----|
.... .... . .... .... .... . .... .... .
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
--------------------ph----------|
-----------------2--4~--666-----|
-3333-5555-2222--0----------333-|
.... .... .... . ...
Riff 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cannibal_corpse/headless_tab_ver_2.html ]
Left channel 4 times
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|0000-6666-9999-0000-6666-0000-6666-0000-3333-6666-12-12-12-12-0000-9999-0000-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-6666-0000-6666-0000-3333------|
--------------------------5/-8-|
-------------------------------|
--------------------------3/-6-|
Riff 2
Right Channel last 2 times
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|0000-9999-12-12-12-12-0000-9999-0000-9999-0000-6666-9999-15-15-15-15-0000-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Last Time
--------------------------------------------------|--------|
--------------------------------------------------|--------|
-12-12-12-12-0000-9999-0000-9999-0000-6666--------|-7/--11-|
-------------------------------------------55/--8-|--------|
--------------------------------------------------|-5/---8-|
-------------------------------------------33/--6-|--------|
Riff 4
Both Guitars
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------*----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------ph--------------------ph--------------------ph--------------------ph-|
|-----2-4~------------------2-4~--6666------------2-4~------------------2-4~-|
|333--0-----3333-5555-2222--0----------5555-2222--0-----3333-5555-2222--0----|
... . .... .... .... . . .... .... .... .
----------| ( |In accordance with the *,,--| |----|-- )
----------| ( |The right channel plays aa--| |----|-- )
----------| ( |Pinch Harmonic on the 5thh--| |-ph-|-- )
----------| ( |fret on the 4th string.-----| |-5~-|-- )
6666------| ( |---Like so-----------------| |----|--- )
-----3333-| ( |----------------------------| |----|-- )
....
Play Riff 2 4 times
Intro Riff 2 times
Riff 5 2 Times
Left Channel Last Time Only
|---------- ------------ ------------ -----------| |----|
|---------- ------------ -9---------- -9-------"-| |----|
|--------"- ----------"- ----------"- ---------8-| |-ph-|
|4--8888-7- -4--8888-10- -7--8888-10- -7--8888---| |-9~-|
|---------- ------------ ------------ -----------| |----|
|2--------- -2---------- ------------ -----------| |----|
Right Channel
|------------------ ----------- -8--------- -8----------|
|9----------------- -9-------"- ---------"- ----------"-|
|----------------"- ----6666-8- -5--6666-8- -5--6666-11-|
|7--11-11-11-11-10- -7--------- ----------- ------------|
|------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------|
|------------------ ----------- ----------- ------------|
Riff 6 4 Times
Left Channel
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|6666-55-8888-55-4444-|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
.... .. .... .. ....
Right Channel Last Time Only
|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------|
|0-0-----------------------------------------------| |---------------|
|4-4--5555-4444--6666-6666--4444-55555555-44444444-| |---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| |---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------| |-Big Ass Slide-|
Riff 7
Left Channel Riff 7 Fill 1a (left Channel) Last Time Only
|--------------------- ----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------- ----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------- ----------------------------------------------|
|6666-55-8888-55-4444- -10-10-10-10-99-12-12-12-12-99-8888-----------|
|--------------------- ----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------- ----------------------------------------------|
.... .. .... .. .... . . . . .. . . . . .. ....
Right Channel Riff 7 Fill 1b (Right Channel) Last 2 Times
|---------------------------- ---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------- ---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------- -10-10-10-10-99-12-12-12-12-99-8888----|
|---------------------------- ---------------------------------------|
|8888-77-10-10-10-10-77-6666- ---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------- ---------------------------------------|
.... .. . . . . .. .... . . . . .. . . . . .. ....
Riff 5 2 Times
Riff 1 One Time
Finish with
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