Slayer - Hallowed Point tab

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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used  /
/ for private use and studying                                             /
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                             SLAYER - HALLOWED POINT   
                        From the Album SEASONS IN THE ABYSS
                        Copyright 1990 DEF AMERICAN RECORDS
                      
                           Version 1.0 - October 1998

Transcription By: dschellhaas@hotmail.com 

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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato             
h  - hammer on                  b  - bend 
p  - pull off                        Suffixes for bend    
ph - pinch harmonic                      f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                         r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute                     ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute           () - ghost note, sustained note

Tuning: Eb(Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)
Tempo- 226 bpm

This song has too many damn leads.  I did 2 of the 4, if anyone wants any of
the other leads that I didn't do, just e-mail me and I'll try to get it done
as soon as I can!!!

Intro-
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7-6-----5-4---3-|
|-7-6-7-6-5-4---3-|
|-5-4-7-6-3-2-3-1-|
|-----5-4-----3---|

Verse riff-
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|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------
|------3p2----------------3p2---------------
|-2222-----22222222222222-----22-5p2-22-3-5-
pm----     --------------     --     ------

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------3p2----------------3p2--------3--|
-2222-----22222222222222-----222222-3--|
pm---     --------------     ------

Fill-
|---------|
|---------|
|-5-4---3-|
|-5-4---3-|
|-3-2-3-1-|
|-----3---|

Chorus-
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|------5p2p0----------------5p2p0----0--2--3-
|-0000-------00000000000000-------00---------
pm----       --------------       --

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--------------------------------------2-----1--
--------5p2p0----------------5p2p0-------3-----
-000000-------00000000000000-------00----------
pm-----       --------------       --   

2nd time thru, skip to Coda instead of riff below

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----------------------8--|
--------5p2p0---------8--|
-000000-------000000--6--|

1st Guitar Solo-
Backup riff
|----------------------------------------------
|o---------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|o-------6p5----------------6p5----------------
|---5555-----55555555555555-----55-8p5-55-6-8--
  pm----     --------------     --     ------

----------------------|---------------------|
---------------------o|---------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|
------6p5------------o|------6p5---------8--|
-5555-----5555555555--|-5555-----555555--6--|
pm---     ----------    ----     ------

|----24p21----21----------------24p21----21----------
|-23-------23----23p21h23p21h23-------23----23p21h23-
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------

                                                /
-24p21----21----------24p23p21----21--------18//-
-------23----23p21h23----------23----23p21--21/--
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    /\  /                             1 1/4
-18//\\//----------------------------------full-------
-21/--\/--(21)\-18h21p18h21p18----------/\--/\--------
-------------------------------20p18-20/--\/--\(20)\--
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-------------------------------13-----------
-------13-------13-------13h15----15p13h15--
-13h16----13h16----13h16--------------------
pm-----------------------------------------

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------------------------------------full--
--------------------------------------/---
-------13----15p13----13----13h15--15/----
-13h15----15-------15----15---------------
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----------------------------------------
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----------------------------15h17p15h17-
-15h16h17-15h16h17-15h16h17-------------
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----------------------------------------


   1 1/2
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----/^-------------1-step-throughout------------|
-17/--^--------\/----\/--\/------(17)\--/(17)\--|
-------^------------------------------\/--------|
--------^2-1/2----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|

Coda-                                          Alt. endings:
|----------------------------------------------------|---------|----|
|----------------------------------------------------|---------|----|
|----------------------------------------------------|---------|----|
|----------------------------------------------------|-8-------|-8\-|
|------10p9----8p9------------10p9----8p7----7-9-10--|----9--7-|-8\-|
|-0000------00-----0000000000------00-----00---------|---------|-6\-|
pm----      --     ----------      --     --

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5--------4-5---------------------------------------4-5------|
|-22222222---222222-----222222222222-000000000000000033333333-----3333-|
pm--------   ------     -------------------------------------     ----

|-----------------------|-----------------|
|o---------------------o|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|--4----4----2----5-----|-----------2--5--|
|o-4----4----2----5----o|-44444444--2--5--|
|--2-22-2-00-0-00-3-00--|-22222222--0--3--|
   pm--   --   --   --    --------

|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------
|---3-------------------------------3------------------------------
|-----4---5-4---4-3-------3-2---2-----4---5-4---4-3-------3-2------
|-2-----2-----2-----0-2-3-----3---2-----2-----2-----0-2-3-----3-5--
pm-     -     -     -----     -   -     -     -     -----     ---

------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---3-------------------------------3------------------------------|
-----4---5-4---4-3-------3-2---2-----4---5-4-----3-2---2-1--------|
-2-----2-----2-----0-2-3-----3---2-----2-----0-2-----3-----2-0-1--|
 -     -     -     -----     -   -     -     ---     -     -----

Guitar Solo 4-                               
                                       A.H.  
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|-2/12--11~~~----------12~~~-(12)\7/12-11~~~-
|-------------11-12-14-----------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------


                Do this bend a few more times
                      /   /   /   / 
----------15-14-12-12//12//12//12//--
----------15-14-12-15/-15/-15/-15/---
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-11-12-14----------------------------
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-------------------------------------12-14-15-
----------------------------11-12-14----------
-------------------11-12-14-------------------
----------10-12-14----------------------------
-10-12-14-------------------------------------
pm--------------------------


-12-14-15-17-17-17-19-19-19-19/---19/-~~~~\
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-/17-17-19-21-21-19-17-17----------------------
--------------------------20-19-17-------------
----------------------------------19-18-18-16--
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-19-17-16--------------------------
----------19-17-16-----------------
-------------------19-17-15--14~~~-


                              A.H.   
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-------------------------------11~~~-
----------------------11-12-14-------
----------14~~~-(14)\----------------
-12-14-15----------------------------
pm-

----------15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-19/-~~~\
-14-15-17---------------------------------------------
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Ending thingy:
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|------|
|------|
|-4-4\-|
|-4-4\-|
|-2-2\-|

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