Slayer - Serenity In Murder Chords & Tabs

Fig. 1                      Fig. 1a               End Fig. 1
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|-------------------------- |------------------------------5-
|----6-5---5-4---7-6------- |----6-5---5-4---4-3---3-2-1-0-5-
|--8-----7-----5-----7-6-5- |--8-----7-----6-----5---------3-

Play Fig. 1 three times; then play Fig. 1a once.

Fig. 2
>>Fig. 2 uses standard power chords with the open E in between.

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E--A--G#--G--E

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E--C--B--Bb--E

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E--A--G#--G--E

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E  (goto Fig. 2a)

Fig. 2a         End Fig. 2a
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|----------2------------------------
|--2-0-3-4---5-4-3------------------

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E--A--G#--G--E

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E--C--B--Bb--E

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E--A--G#--G--E

F#--E--F#--G--F#--E--F#--E  (goto Fig. 2b)

Fig. 2b
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|--------------2-------------------3---------------
|------2---2-3---3-2-------3---3-4---4-3-------2---
|--3-4---4-----------4-4-5---5-----------5-3-4---4-
   |_________________| |_________________| |______
                                                 
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|------2-------------------1-------------------0-------
|--2-3---3-2-------1---1-2---2-1-------0---0-1---1-0---
|------------4-2-3---3-----------3-1-2---2-----------1-
   __________| |_________________| |_________________|
                                                 End Fig.2

Fig. 3 (Verse)
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|--0-0-0-0-2h5p2-0-0-0-0-1h4p1-0-0-0h3p0--
   |_____| |_______| |_______| |_______|

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|----------------------------------1--
|--0-0-0-0-2h5p2-0-0-0-0-1h4p1-0-0-1--
   |_____| |_______| |_______| |____


Fig. 3a (last part of verse)
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|--------------------------------1-----
|--------------------------------1-----
|--0-0-0-0-2h5p2-0-0-0-0-1h4p1-3---3-2-
   |_____| |_______| |_______| |_____|
                                     End Fig. 3

Fig. 4  (first chorus)
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|--2-3-----1-2-----5-3-----4-2-----2-3-----1-2--
|--2-3-0-0-1-2-0-0-5-3-0-0-4-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-1-2--

|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
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|----------------1------------------------------
|------5-3-------1---1-2-2-----1-2-----5-3------
|--0-0-5-3-0-0-3---3-1-2-3-0-0-1-2-0-0-5-3-0-0--

|-----------------------------------------------
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|-----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------1------------
|--4-2-----2-3-----1-2-----5-3-----1---1--------
|--4-2-0-0-2-3-0-0-1-2-0-0-5-3-0-3---3-1--------
                                       End Fig.4


Fig. 5 (first solo break)
>>Fig. 5 is mostly chords with open E string in between:

EEEE-G#>G-EE-G>F#-EEEEEE

Verse:  Repeat Fig. 3

Fig. 6  (second chorus)
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|--2-------1----------------------------
|--2-------1---------5-3-----4-2--------
|----4-3-0---3-2-0-0-5-3-0-0-4-2-0------
                                 End Fig. 6

Play four times.


Fig. 7  (second solo break)
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|--00000000333333300066666666666666-------------
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Last chorus:  Repeat Fig. 6

End:  Repeat Fig. 2, omitting Fig. 2b--just play a F# chord at the 
end.