Deicide - Slave to the Cross
Submitted By: Sqweeky
EMail: Blindside831@aol.com
Album: Serpents Of The Light
1997 Roadrunner Records

tabbed by Hellspawn (effigy29@hotmail.com)


Usually, one dash is a 16th note. In this song, there is two different
time signatures (4/4 & 12/8). So, at 4/4 ---- is one beat, and at
12/8 ------ is one beat. The verse riffs in this song seem to be played at
32nd note, because of this, -------- is one beat.


Unlike all Deicide songs, which the tuning is 1/2 step down, in this one,
the tuning is 1 1/2 step down. (6:Db 5:Gb 4:Cb 3:E 2:Ab 1:Db)


Intro riff  (Under solo 1)
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &                                                     x2
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|4:-7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------|
|---7---7---2---5---|-4---------------|-7---7---2---5---|-4-----223-------|
|---5---5---0---3---|-2---------------|-5---5---0---3---|-2-----001-------|

Riff A
  1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &                                   x3
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4444444444444444----------------|-------------4444------------5555|
|-----------------4444444466666666|-555555555555----444444447777----|
  Killing blood spilling for faith in your god...

Riff B                                                           x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2222222222222222----------------|-------------2222------------3333|
|-----------------2222222244444444|-333333333333----222222225555----|
  Purefication consent to concede...

play intro riff 1 time


Riff C (double speed)           x4
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-2222------------|----------------|
|-----22223333----|2222----2222----|
|-------------3333|----3333----3333|
  Splitting masses indivision...

(haft speed)                                           (end Riff C) x2
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-22222222------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------2222222233333333--------|-22222222--------22222222--------|
|-------------------------33333333|---------33333333--------33333333|
Unified through their religion   Wreck this world with heaven's wisdom

Riff D
    1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &                          x2
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|12:------------------------|-------------------------|
|-8:222222------222222------|-2222--------------------|
|---------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|

                                                  x2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-444444------444444------|-4444--------------------|
|-------444444------444444|-----55555555555555555555|
Reign of the cross, the aggressor...

                                        (End Riff D) x2
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-222222------222222------|-2222--------------------|
|-------222222------222222|-----33333333333333333333|
  Slave to the cross of deception...

Riff E                                (end Riff E) x2
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------4-|---------------------4-|
|-----------------------2-|---------------------2-|
|-4444444444445555552222--|-22222222222233331111--|
  SLAVE TO THE CROSS !!!   SLAVE TO THECROSS !!!

play Riff A 3 times (under solo 2)
play Riff B 2 times
play Intro Riff 2 times
play Riff E 2 times with repeat
play RIff F 2 times with repeat
play Riff G 3 times

then end with:

|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------4-|------------------|
|-----------------------2-|------------5-----|
|-4444444444445555552222--|2222222222223-----|


Finally the solos, of course, I did my best. If you
think you got something better, you're free to correct it.
After transcribing all the riffs and the two first solos,
I didn't much feel like figuring the third, probably
because of a lack of concentration. So there are the
first two that Eric plays. Exceptionally for this part,
you have to listen to the song to get the timing.

Solo 1  x2


|------------13h15h17p15p13------------------13h15h17p15p13--------|
|----12h14h16--------------16p14p12--12h14h16--------------16p14p12|
|-/11------------------------------11------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Solo 2

         x4
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------16h17h19p17p16-19p17p16|
|----------------------------------------13h14h16p14p13-16p14p13-----------------------|
|-----------------10h11h13p11p10-13p11p10----------------------------------------------|
|8h9h11p9p8-11p9p8---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              .................trem pick....................
|-[20-19-17-17]-[20-19-17-17]-----------------------------------------------|
|----2 times-------2 times----18--17----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------17--16--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------19--18--15--14----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------15--14------14|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------16----|