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CRIONICS (Bassline)
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1983 Album SHOW NO MERCY)
Transcribed by cbliss66@aol.com
Words and Music by J.Hanneman,K.King
Arranged by Slayer
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'T.Araya'
Intro
Fast Q=176
4/4
Gtr I
W E H. E W W
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|----------|-7-----------|----------|------|
W E H. E W W
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|----------|-7-----------|----------|------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
E E E E S S E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E
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|---------------------------||o---------------------|
|-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--||o---------------------|
|---------------------------||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E
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|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------3--5--|---------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
1st and 2nd Verses
1. 2.
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E E Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q
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|--------------------o||-------------||o---------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------o||-------------||o---------------------|-----------3--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(5)---||-5-5-5-5-5-5-||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E Q +Q
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|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(5)--|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q
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|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------3--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E Q +Q
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-(5)--|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q
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|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------3--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
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|---------------------|-----------------------|
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q
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|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------3--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q
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|---------------------|-----------3--5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|
H H H H H H H H
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|-2----0----|------5----|-2----0----|------5----|
|-----------|-3---------|-----------|-3---------|
1.
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|--------------o||
|---------------------|-----------3--5--|---------------------|--------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
Interlude
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------4-----------4-----|
|-------------||-5-5-5---5-3-5-5-5---5-3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-----------4-----|-------6-----------6-------|
|-5-5-5---5-3-5-5-5---5-3-|-7-7-7---7-5-7-7-7---7-5---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------6-----------6-----|-------2-----------2-----|
|-7-7-7---7-5-7-7-7---7-5-|-3-3-3---3-1-3-3-3---3-1-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/slayer/crionics_btab_ver_2.html ]
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------2-----------2-----|-------4-----------4--------|
|-3-3-3---3-1-3-3-3---3-1-|-5-5-5---5-3-5-5-5---5-3----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E +H 4x
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|-------------------------||o-------------------|------------------o||
|-------4-----------4-----||o-------5--------5--|-------5-7-(7)----o||
|-5-5-5---5-3-5-5-5---5-3-||--7-7-7----7-7-7----|-7-7-7-------------||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-3-3-3-3-3-1-|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-3----|
|3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
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|---------------------|-----------3--5--|---------------------|--------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Breakdown
Moderate Rock Q=142
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----||
S H Q S E S H Q S E S H Q S E S H Q E.
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|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-7-----------5-|-7-----------5-|-3-----------2-|-3-------------|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----||
Guitar Solo
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----||
Guitar Solo II
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
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||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------|--------------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-----||
Outro
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
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||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E Q H.
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|-----------------------|-----------------------o||-----------*|
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||-----------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--||-7\--------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
