Hammer Smashed Face

Tabbed by: Zach B.


.  - palm mute           /  - slide 
up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - 
vibrato
p  - pull off            Suffixes 
for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full 
bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - 
quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold 
bend    r release bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost 
note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

Tuning D# G# C# F# A# D#

Note: This is how the song is played
 on the ToTM record.
      Do not compare this tab to 
live CC recordings.


Riff A1 x1

D#|-----------------------------
A#|-----------------------------
F#|-----------------------------
C#|-----------------------------
G#|-2-2-2-8\---2-2-2-8\---2-2-2-
D#|-0-0-0-6\---0-0-0-6\---0-0-0-
    * * *      * * *      * * * 

D|----=----------------------| 
A|----=----------------------| 
F|----=----------------------| 
C|----=----------55554444----| 
G|8\--=----------------------| 
D|6\--=--00112222------------| 
                             

*(Mute with left hand after)

Riff A2 x2

D#|-----------------------------
A#|-----------------------------
F#|-----------------------------
C#|-----------------------------
G#|-------------8\--------------
D#|-000-000-000-6\--000-000-000-
    ... ... ...     ... ... ... 

D|----------------------------
A|----------------------------
F|----------------------------
C|----------------------------
G|8\--------------8\----------
D|6\--000-000-000-6\--00112222
    ... ... ...             

---------| 
---------| 
---------| 
55554444-| 
---------| 
---------| 
           


Riff A3 x3            End with

D#|------------------|-----------|
A#|------------------|-----------|
F#|------------------|-----------|
C#|------------------|-----------|
G#|------------------|-2---------|
D#|-0000000000000000-|-0---------|
    ................   *          

Bass solo
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First 3 times           Fourth time

F#|--------------------|---------
C#|-----9--------------|-----9---
G#|-7-----8---8--------|-7-----8-
D#|---6-----7---0-6----|---6-----

F|-------------| 
C|-------------| 
G|--8----------| 
D|7---6-0------| 


Riff B x4       |1-3  |4       Riff C x4

D#|-------------|-----|-----| |-
A#|-------------|-----|-----| |-
F#|-------------|-----|-----| |-
C#|-----9-------|-----|-----| |-
G#|-7-----8---8-|-----|-----| |-
D#|---6-----7---|-0h6-|-6p0-| |-

D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
F|-----------------| 
C|----4------------| 
G|2p1---1-3--------| 
D|----------2-0h1--| 


Riff B x4

Riff D x8         Fill x1

D#|--------------|-----------| 
A#|--------------|-----------| 
F#|--------------|-----------| 
C#|---------ph---|-----------| 
G#|-4/5\4/5-1-0--|-5-4-2-----| 
D#|-2/3\2/3---0--|-3-2-0-----| 
                   . .         


Main Riff x2

D#|-------------------------------
A#|-------------------------------
F#|-------------------------------
C#|-------------------7-----------
G#|-7h10p7-6h9p6--9-8-5---7-6-5---
D#|---------------7-6-----5-4-3---
                  . .     . .     

D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
F|----------------------------------
C|------------------3---------------
G|-3h6p3-2h5p2--5-4-1---4-3-2-------
D|--------------3-2-----2-1-0-------
              . .     . .         


Riff E x4

D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
C#|----------------------ph------|
G#|-2h5p2-1h4p1--4/5\4/5-1-0-----|
D#|--------------2/3\2/3---0-----|

then play
Fill      x1
Main riff x2
Riff D    x8
Riff A1   x1 (until = mark)

Riff F x4

D#|-------------------------
A#|-------------------------
F#|-------------------------
C#|---------55554444--------
G#|-------------------------
D#|-00112222--------00112222

D|----------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
F|----------------------------------------| 
C|55554444--------55554444----------------| 
G|-----------------------------/4-----/4--| 
D|--------00112222---------000-/2-000-/2--| 
                         ...    ...       

Riff C    x4
Riff B    x4
Riff D    x8

Fill      x1
Main riff x2
Riff E    x4
Fill      x1
Main riff x2

Riff D    x8
Riff A1   x1 (until = mark)

Riff G1 x12

D#|-------------------------------
A#|-------------------------------
F#|-------------------------------
C#|-------------------------------
G#|-2-2-2--------1-0-8\-----------
D#|-0-0-0-2h3p2~-1-0-6\-----------
    . . .        . .              


Riff G2 (played by the right guitar from the 5th to the 8th time)

D#|-------------------------------
A#|-------------------------------
F#|-------------------------------
C#|-------4h5p4~------------------
G#|-2-2-2--------1-0-8\-----------
D#|-0-0-0--------1-0-6\-----------
    . . .        . .              


Riff H x2

D#|-----------------------------
A#|-----------------------------
F#|-----------------------------
C#|-----------------------------
G#|-77777777-10101010-7777-6666-
D#|-----------------------------

D|---------------- 
A|---------------- 
F|---------------- 
C|----------7----- 
G|9966--9-8-5----- 
D|------7-6------- 
      . .        


   -------------------------------
   -------------------------------
   -------------------------------
   -------------------------------
   -33333333-6666-3333-2222-5522--
   -------------------------------

 |--------------| 
 |--------------| 
 |--------------| 
 |----3---------| 
 |5-4-1---------| 
 |3-2-----------| 
. .             


Riff I x4

D#|----------------------------
A#|----------------------------
F#|----------------------------
C#|----------------------------
G#|-22222222-55555555-11111111-
D#|----------------------------

D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
F|-----------------| 
C|--------------3--| 
G|44444444--5-4-1--| 
D|----------3-2----| 
          . .      

Riff H x2
Riff E x4
Riff D x8

And end the whole thing with

D#|----------------| 
A#|----------------| 
F#|----------------| 
C#|----------------| 
G#|-2-2-2-8\---2---| 
D#|-0-0-0-6\---0---| 
    * * *      *