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ABOLISH THE GOVERMENT/ SUPERFICIAL LOVE
As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1996 Album UNDISPUTED ATTITUDE)
Transcribed by Julien Dedeken
Words and Music by Grisham/Barnes/Emory/Roche
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kerry King'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jeff Hanneman'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Fill'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Pick Slides '
Gtr V (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Pick Slides 2'
Intro
Q=220
4/4
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4S9-9-10--7--|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4S9-9-10--7---|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2S7-7--8--5--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2S7-7--8--5---|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E Q. Q
|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4S9-9-10--7--|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6----5----5--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)-2S7-7--8--5--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4----3----3--|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|--------------|
Verse 1
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(7)-(7)-(7)-8--5--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-(0)--5---5---5--6--3--|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(7)-(7)-(7)-8--5--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-(0)--5---5---5--6--3--|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(7)-(7)-(7)-8--5--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-(0)--5---5---5--6--3--|
Q E E E E E E Q E Q. Q
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-4----3----3--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-2--0-1----1--|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(7)-(7)-(7)-8--5--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-(0)--5---5---5--6--3--|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(7)-(7)-(7)-8--5--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-(0)--5---5---5--6--3--|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-(2)-(7)-(7)-(7)-8--5--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-(0)--5---5---5--6--3--|
Q E E E E E E Q E Q. Q
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|-2--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-|-4----3----3--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-2--0-1----1--|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|---------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|
|-9--9--9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|
|-7--7--7------------|-----------10S=5S=|
|
| Gtr II
| Q H. W
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-9------------------|------------------|
|-7------------------|------------------|
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
|
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------||
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==||
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==||
Chorus
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7--|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5--|
Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-9--9--10--10--|---------------------|-9--9--10--10--|---------------------|
|-7--7---8---8--|-10-10-10S11--11-11--|-7--7---8---8--|-10-10-10S11--11-11--|
|---------------|--8--8--8S=9---9--9--|---------------|--8--8--8S=9---9--9--|
E E Q E E E E Q. Q. +Q E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------12b14-----(12)-|---------------------|
|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|------------------------|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|
|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|------------------------|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|
|---------------------|-10\--------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E Q E E E E Q. Q. +Q E E Q E E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|------------------------|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|
|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|------------------------|-9-9-9s==10-10-10-10-|
|---------------------|-10\--------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|----------9---------(9)-|---------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|---------10-10-10--9-|-(9)-9-9--9-------------|---------10-10-10--9-|
|-9---9-9--8--8--8--7-|-(7)-7-7--7----12S===7S=|=9---9-9--8--8--8--7-|
|-7---7-7-------------|---------------10S===5S=|=7---7-7-------------|
Gtr IV
\2___________|
Q +Q a T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------5--6--7--8--9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20---||
|--0-----(0)---(0)-20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10--9--8--7--6--5---||
|
| \2
| W
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--0-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|
| +E E E E Q Q
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-(9)--9--9--9-------------------------------------------------------||
|-(7)--7--7--7-----12S======================7------------------------||
|------------------10S======================5------------------------||
Verse 2
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------||
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------||
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7--||
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5--||
Break
3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
Q. Q. E E E E E E E E Q. Q. E E E E E E E E
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------------|------------|-----------------|
|-4----10----|-----------------|-4----10----|-----------------|
|-2-----8----|-----------------|-2-----8----|-----------------|
|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
3/4 4/4 3/4 4/4
Q. Q. E E E E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E H H
|------------|------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
|------------|------------------|------------|-----------------|------------|
|-4----10----|-------------4----|-10----4----|-----------------|------------|
|-2-----8----|-------------2----|--8----2----|-----------------|-9\---------|
|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5------|------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7\---------|
Gtr IV
Wx2 H. T T T T T T T T
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-|
|------------|-------------------------------24-23-22-21-20-19-18-17-|
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| Wx2 H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------|--------5--6--7--8--9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-|
|------------|-------20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10--9--8--7--6--5-|
Verse 3
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------||
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==||
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==||
Verse 4
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7--|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5--|
Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q Q Q Q Q E E E Q E Q
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|---------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-9--9--10--10--|---------------------|-9--9--10--10--|---------------------|
|-7--7---8---8--|-10-10-10S11--11-11--|-7--7---8---8--|-10-10-10S11--11-11--|
|---------------|--8--8--8S=9---9--9--|---------------|--8--8--8S=9---9--9--|
\1
E E Q E E E E Q H.
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|-------------------|
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|-------------------|
|--------------------|-10\---------------|
|--------------------|------0------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~
| E E Q E E E E Q. Q. +Q
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|-------------------|
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|-------------------|
|--------------------|-10\---------------|
|--------------------|---------9----(9)--|
\2
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E Q E E E E Q. Q. +Q
|--------------------|------19b21---(19)--||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|--------------------||
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|-0------------------||
|
| \2
| E E Q E E E E W
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|--------------------||
|-9-9-9s=10-10-10-10-|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|-0------------------||
Verse 5
Gtrs I, II
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9--------|--------10-10-10-9-|-(9)-9-9-9---------|
|-9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S=|=9--9-9--8--8--8-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-12S=7S==|
|-7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S=|=7--7-7------------|-----------10S=5S==|
Outro
Q=110
5/4
Q. Q. +W.
|------------|----------*|
|------------|----------*|
|------------|----------*|
|------10\---|-(10)\----*|
|-9-----8\---|--(8)\----*|
|-7----------|----------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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
Artist: Slayer
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