SEASONS IN THE ABYSS As recorded by Slayer (From the 1990 Album SEASONS IN THE ABYSS) Transcribed by based on official Words by Tom Araya guitar tab Music by Jeff Hanneman
E5 E5 (type 2) F5 C5/G B5/F C5 B5 E5 VII F5 VIII G5 F 5 G 5 xxx x xxx xxxx xxxxb x xx x xx x xx 7 fr. x xx 8 fr. xxx bxxx bxxx 4 fr.
A Intro Slowly P = 64 Tune to Eb 1 g 4 W W I 4 V W W fV V V W W fV V V W W fV V V W W fV V Gtrs I, II 0 0 T 0 0 A 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 B 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 g I 4 V V eW W V V eW W 1/2 1/2 Gtr III M [[[[[[[[[[ M [[[[[[[[[[ T A 2 2 B 2 1 O 2 1 O g 4 I 4 V V fV V W Gtr IV [[[[[[[[[[[[ T A B 3 2 0 1
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E5 E5 (type 2) E5 F5 E5 E5 (type 2) E5 F5 Gtrs I, II _ ^ ^ _ _ _ ^ ^ _ _ k V V W V V eW W V V W V V eW V 5 g fV V fV V I k 1/2 1/2 Gtr V [[[[[[[[ M [[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[ M [[[[[[[[ T 17 17 14 17 16 16 15 14 17 16 16 15 A 15 O 15 O B g I k V V eW W V V eW V 1/2 1/2 M [[[[[[[[ M [[[[[[[[ T A 2 2 B 2 1 O 2 1 O g I V V V fV V W V fV V W [[[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[[ T A B 3 2 3 2 0 1 0 1
B Riff 1
9 g V V V V V V V I eVf V VeV V VfV VeV V eVf V VeV V VfV eVf V eVf V VeV V VfV VeV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V Gtr VI let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 B 3 2 g I U U U U U U Gtrs I, II T A 2 (2) (2) B 2 (2) (2) 0 (0) (0)
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12 g V V V V V V V V I eVf V VeV V VfV eVf V eVf V VeV V VfV VeV V eVf V VeV V VfV eVf V fV V V V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2 3 2 g I U U T A B
E5 F5 C5/G B5/F Gtrs I, II bbb ^ ^ _ _
15 g V V V V V I eV f V V eV V V fV V eV V eV f V V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
E5 F5 C5 B5 ^ ^ _ _
17 g V V V V V I eV f V V eV V V fV V eV V eV f V V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
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E5 VII F5 VIII C5/G B5/F Gtr I bbb ______
19 g V V V V V I eV fV V eV V V fV V eV V eV fV V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
g U fV V I U fV V V U u V V Gtr II T 9 10 (10) A 9 10 (10) B 7 8 (8) 3 2 0 3 2 sl.
C Riff 2 Faster = 152 1. , 2. , 3. , 4. , 5. , 6. , 7. 8. P 8x 21 g I V eV egV fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V e V V V V V V gV fV Gtrs I, II f P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 2 1 6 5 B 2 1 6 5 0 2 3 0 2 3 5 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 2 4 3
D Riff 3 T 24 g I V V V V eV V V V V V V V V fV V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1. 2.
26 g I V eV egV fV V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V e V V V V V V gV fV P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 1 6 5 B 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
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E Verse TT 29 g I V V V V eV V V V V V V V V fV V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A B 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1. 2.
31 g I V eV egV fV V V V V eV V V V V V V V V V V V e V V V V V V gV fV P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 1 6 5 B 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
F Chorus 34 g I U U gU W V V U U U W V V T A 2 5 4 (4) 5 4 B 2 5 4 (4) 5 4 0 3 2 (2) 3 2
(2nd time) D.S. (2nd time on D.S.S.) To Dbl. Coda
38 g I U fU egU W fV gV U fU gU W fV V T A 2 3 6 (6) 5 4 B 2 3 6 (6) 5 4 0 1 4 (4) 3 2
G Riff 2A 1. , 2. , 3. 4. Half time feel End half time feel 4x 42 g I V eV egV fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V e V V V V V V gV fV P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 2 1 6 5 B 2 1 6 5 0 2 3 0 2 3 5 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 0 2 4 3
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H Guitar Solo 1 - King eW W eV W W V V V P V P V V V z z 45 g I V u Gtr III Full Full Full Full Full Full
18 M 18 M 18 (18)M (18) (18) (18)M (18)(18)M (18)(18)M (18) T O O O O 0 A B sl. g I fV V eV fV V eV fV V V fV V fV V V Ve V V V V V fV V V Ve V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V V VggV fV V V V Gtrs I, II mf P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 3 B 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1
gV 49 V V g V V W V gV V V V gV l I W V } gV V V 1 1/2 1 A.H. P.M.
T 5 (5) (5) 16 18 A 16 18 19 B 16 17 19 x 16 17 19 sl. E` E` E` sl. g I fV V eV fV V eV fV V V fV V V Ve V V V V V fV V V Ve V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 3 3 1 3 3 1 3 3 0 B 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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gV V VgV V P V V V eV V V V V V V V V gV V V V z fV V V VeV V eV 52 g 6 V V V V VfV V V I VeV V V V VfV V Full Full Full
19 21 22 M(22)(22)M(22)(22)M 18 17 15 18 17 15 18 17 15 T 19 21 22 O O 18 17 15 18 19 21 17 15 14 15 14 15 14 A 17 17 15 14 B 17 15 13 13 17 15 17 13 (13) sl. P P P P sl. g I fV V fV V eV fV V eV fV V V V ggV fV V V V fV V V V e V V V V V fV V V V e V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 B 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
55 V W V gV V eV g eV V V V V V V fV V V V fV fV V I V V fV V V V V 1/2 1 1/2 1 1 P.M. M T 10 12 10 12 (12) 10 (10) 13 (13) 15 A 10 12 10 12 14 10 12 14 B 10 12 13 10 12 13 10 12 13 sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.sl. g I fV V V fV V fV V eV fV V V V V V V V V fV V V VggV fV V V V fV V V Ve V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 1 B 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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eV V V eV V 58 g c I V V W W W
2 1/2 1 1/2 1 A.H. T A (15) 17 (17) 20 (20) 0 (0) (0) B sl. sl. sl.sl. sl. B` B` B` B` B` g I fV V eV fV V V fV V fV V V V e V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V fV V V V ggV fV V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 3 3 1 3 3 0 3 3 B 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1
I Guitar Solo 2 - Hanneman E5 G5 F 5 Gtrs I, II bbb ^ ^ ^ 61 g I U W 7
T A (0) B
V V V V V V V V V V P V V g V V V z u u I V V V V V V Gtr IV ff Full P.M. 12 15 15 17 17 M (17) 17\\\\\19 15 19 15 T 8 10 13 O 9 A 5 7 10 B 7 5 8 sl. T P T P G5 Fbbb5 E5 F5 ^ _ _ ^ ^ V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV 64 g gW V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr IV Full1 1/2 1 1/2 Full P.M. 19 15 12 15 12 15 12 M M M M [[[[[[[ T 15 17 (17)(17)(17) 15 13 15 15 13 11 8 O O 13 7 9 7 9 A 7 9 7 9 B 7 10 7 10 10 7 10 T P P T P T P P P
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Gbbb5 G5 Fbbb5 E5 ^ ^ _ _ ^ V V 67 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g V t t t t t t t t k V V V V V V V V I u 3 3 3 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 Full 1/2 1 M P.M.N.H. T 10 (10) 10 10 (10) 0 [5] 12 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 12 8 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 A B sl. sl. T P H P T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P
G5 Fbbb5 G5 Fbbb5 ^ ^ ^ _ _ V V V V 70 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V c I V V V V V V V V V V V 3 3 3 u A.H. 1/2M FullM 1/2 1/2 1/2 T 12 8 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 12 8 5 12 8 5 5 O A 5 (5) 5O 0 (0) B T P P H P T P P H P T P P T P P B`
E5 F5 ^ ^ V V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V 73 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 12 8 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 12 8 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 12 8 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 12 8 5 8 5 13 8 5 8 5 T A B T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P T P P H P
Gbbb5 G5 Fbbb5 ^ ^ _ _ V eV fV V V VeVgV VfV V V VfV V VgV VgV V VfVfVfV VgVgVgV V V VfV VfV gVgVfVg V V VfV fV VgV gV V fV gV 75 V V eV fV 7 7 g 6 7 7 I 6 6 6 10 5 7 8 11 6 8 9 12 7 9 10 13 8 10 11 14 9 11 12 15 10 12 13 16 11 13 14 17 12 14 15 18 13 15 16 19 14 16 17 20 15 17 18 21 16 18 19 22 17 19 20 T A B sl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H H sl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H Hsl. TP H H
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D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda `P z eV 77 g I 23 18 T A B sl. P sl. g I V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V e V V Gtrs I, II f P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 2 1 B 2 1 0 2 3 0 2 3 5 0 2 3 0 3 0 2
J Outro Tempo I P = 64 SSE5 F5 C5/G B5/F Gtrs I, II bbb ^ ^ _ _
79 g V V V V V I eV f V V eV V V fV V eV V eV f V V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V Gtr VI let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
E5 F5 C5 B5 ^ ^ _ _
81 g V V V V V I eV f V V eV V V fV V eV V eV f V V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
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E5 VII F5 VIII C5/G B5/F Gtr I bbb ______
83 g V V V V V I eV fV V eV V V fV V eV V eV fV V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
g U fV V I U fV V V U u V V Gtr II T 9 10 (10) A 9 10 (10) B 7 8 (8) 3 2 0 3 2 sl.
rit. E5 VII F5 VIII c C5/G B5/F bbb ______
85 g V V V V V I eV fV V eV V V fV V eV V eV f V V eV V V fV eV f V V V V V fV V V V let ring let ring let ring let ring 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 2 2 2 2 3 3 B 3 2
g U fV V I U fV V V U u V V T 9 10 (10) A 9 10 (10) B 7 8 (8) 3 2 0 3 2 sl.
87 g I U Gtrs I, II T A B 2 0
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