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DITTOHEAD (Bassline)
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1994 Album DIVINE INTERVENTION)
Transcribed by The Beholder
Words and Music by Kerry King
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=230
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q H W Q E E Q E E Q Q H
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|-4----------|----------|-4----5-3----5-|-2----------|
Verse
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
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||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-4-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-4-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-4-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-0-4-|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
2/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5----||
Breakdown
Q=180
4/4
E E Q H Q 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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|-1-0---------|------1-0-1-0-1-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
E E E E E E E E 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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|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
E E E E E E E E 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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|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-3-2-|
E E E E E E E E 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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||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|------------------|
||o-1-----1-2-----0-|-1-----1-2-------o||-2-----2-3-----1-|-2-----2-3--------|
||----3-2-----3-2---|---3-2-----3-2-1--||---4-3-----4-3---|---4-3-----4-3-2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/slayer/dittohead_btab_ver_3.html ]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-----2-3-----1-|-2-----2-3---0-2-|
|---4-3-----4-3---|---4-3-----4-----|
Guitar Solo 1
E E E E E E E E 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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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-3-----------0-2-|-3-----------0-2-|-3-----------0-2-|-3---3-------0-2--|
||----0-0-0-0-0-----|---0-1-3-4-0-----|---0-0-0-0-0-----|---0---5-4-3------|
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-----------0-2-|-3-----------0-2-|-3-----------0-2-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-----|---0-1-3-4-0-----|---0-0-0-0-0-----|
1. 2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------o||-----------------||
|-3---2-------0-2-o||-3---2-------1---||
|---0---4-3-2------||---0---4-3-2---1-||
E E E E E E E E 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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|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
E E E E E E E E 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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|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-1-0-1-0-1-|
Interlude
12/8
E Q Q. H. W Q. Q. Q. Q.
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|-3-----------------|--------------|-5----6----7----8-----|
6/8 4/4 6/8 7/8
Q. Q. Q. E H W W
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|-5----6----|-7----8------|--------|------|
9/8 4/4
E Q E Q E Q E E Q E E E E
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|-13----14----15----|-16------16-15-13-13-||
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Guitar Solo 2
Q=230
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q 3x Q Q E E Q
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|-3-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1---||-3\-----3-2-1----|
Verse
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1.,2.,3. 4.
E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E E E
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|-------------------------|--------------------o||-----------------------*|
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|-3-0-0-0-0-0-4-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1---||-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-1-----*|
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
